Associations Between Dispositional Humility and Social Relationship Quality英文文献资料.docVIP

Psychology 2011. Vol.2, No.3, 155-161 Copyright ? 2011 SciRes. DOI:10.4236/psych.2011.23025 Associations between Dispositional Humility and Social Relationship Quality Annette Susanne Peters 1 , Wade Clinton Rowatt 2 , Megan Kathleen Johnson 2 1 University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA; Baylor University, Waco, USA. Email: wade_rowatt@baylor.edu , 2011; revised April 18 , 2011; accepted May 19 , 2011. th 2 Received March 16 th th Quality social relationships depend, in part, on deferring self-interest to another person or group. Being too ar- rogant or self-focused could negatively affect relationship quality. In two studies we examined possible connec- tions between trait humility and social relationship quality (SRQ). Participants completed survey measures of each construct. Self and peer-reported humility correlated positively with SRQ, even when social desirability (Study 1) and other relevant personality dimensions (e.g., Big Five, agency, communion) were statistically con- trolled (Study 2). These findings indicate humility could be an important trait with regard to interpersonal rela- tions. Implications are discussed for the cultivation of humility and its potential relevance in other social con- texts. Keywords: Humility, Relationship Quality, Positive Psychology, Well-Being Introduction qualities like being modest or intellectually open (Roberts Wood, 2003). Forming and maintaining quality social relationships with family, friends, and co-workers may depend, in part, on the ability to humbly defer self-interest to others. Expressing too much arrogance or self-focus could negatively affect relation- ships. Building on previous research which connected Big Five personality dimensions and relationship satisfaction (Malouff, Thorsteinsson, Schutte, Bhullar, Rooke, 2010), we investi- gated the possible association between understudied trait hu- mility and social relationship quality. We