Examining the Moderating Effect of Personality Traits on Intellectual Humility and Religious Tolerance among University

Abstract

University teachers serve as role models for their students. By demonstrating religious tolerance, they instill values of respect, understanding, and empathy. Therefore, the study conducted a survey on the effect of intellectual humility on religious tolerance while analyzing moderating effect of personality traits between intellectual humility and religious tolerance among university teacher. A survey based method was used to collect data from university teacher (n=332) by using convenience sampling. Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale, Big Five Personality Scale, and Religious Tolerance Scale were the measured instruments. The findings illuminated the insight that those university teachers who had high intellectual humility, showed greater religious tolerance.Moreover, the findings also unraveled the moderating effect of personality traits between intellectual humility and religious tolerance that bolstered the effect of intellectual humility on religious tolerance among university students.The findings of this study contributed to the growing body of knowledge that underscored the interconnectedness of intellectual humility, personality traits, and religious tolerance, offering a foundation for further research and the implementation of effective interventions in educational settings.