People with intellectual humility tend to handle relationship conflicts better, new study finds

People with intellectual humility tend to handle relationship conflicts better, new study finds

A new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that intellectual humility—recognizing the possibility that one’s beliefs might be wrong—is linked to more constructive conflict behavior and greater relationship satisfaction in romantic couples. In particular, men who scored higher in intellectual humility tended to report stronger bonds with their partners and were also rated more favorably by those partners across sever…