The Quiet Virtue Speaks: An Intervention to Promote Humility

Empirical interest in virtues and their benefits has increased in recent years. In the present study, we test the efficacy of a workbook intervention to promote humility. Participants (N = 59) were randomly assigned to a humility condition (n = 26; 7.5-hour workbook) or a control condition (n = 33;...

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VerfasserInnen: Lavelock, Caroline R. (VerfasserIn) ; Worthington, Everett L. (VerfasserIn) ; Davis, Don E. (VerfasserIn) ; Griffin, Brandon J. (VerfasserIn) ; Reid, Chelsea A. (VerfasserIn) ; Hook, Joshua N. (VerfasserIn) ; Van Tongeren, Daryl R. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage Publishing 2014
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Jahr: 2014, Band: 42, Heft: 1, Seiten: 99-110
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Zusammenfassung:Empirical interest in virtues and their benefits has increased in recent years. In the present study, we test the efficacy of a workbook intervention to promote humility. Participants (N = 59) were randomly assigned to a humility condition (n = 26; 7.5-hour workbook) or a control condition (n = 33; non-action). Participants in the humility condition reported greater increases in humility across time than did participants in the control condition, who did not change in humility over time. Participants in the humility condition also increased in forgivingness and patience and decreased in general negativity more than did participants in the control condition. Our findings demonstrate the efficacy of the intervention with both religious and non-religious individuals, consistent with both a Christian and secular classical valuing of humility.
ISSN:2328-1162
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009164711404200111