APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
How Intellectual Humility Enhances Affective Well-Being: Daily Diary Studies on the Mediating Roles of Daily Uplift and Stressor Exposure
- Ysabel Guevarra
Singapore Management University - K. T. A. Sandeeshwara Kasturiratna
Singapore Management University - Andree Hartanto
Singapore Management University - Eddie Tong
National University of Singapore - Verity Y. Q. Lua
Stanford University - Nadyanna M. Majeed
National University Singapore
Abstract
Across two daily-diary studies (N=738), intellectual humility predicted lower daily negative affect. Mediation analyses indicated this link operated through greater exposure to daily uplifts, rather than changes in affective reactivity (moderation pathway). Intellectual humility appears to support well-being by influencing the frequency of everyday experiences.
