In a new paper, we investigate whether an intervention focused on guided conversations is associated with increases in intellectual humility and whether these changes are stronger when people perceive greater affiliation with their conversation partner. Participants completed an intervention with four guided conversations and reported on their relationship with their partner after each conversation. Intellectual humility was measured before the first conversation, immediately after the last conversation, and 1 month following the last conversation. As hypothesized, intellectual humility increased over time, especially when people perceived greater affiliation with their conversation partner. These findings suggest that intellectual humility interventions with social components may have stronger effects when people perceive greater affiliation with their partners.
March 24, 2024