The Development and Initial Validation of the Cultural Humility and Enactment Scale in Counseling

Abstract

Researchers developed and initially validated a client-report measure of counselors’ cultural humility, entitled the Cultural Humility and Enactment Scale (CHES). The sample includes 434 adults recruited from web-based surveys. Exploratory factor analyses were performed to examine the initial factor structure of the CHES. Bivariate correlations and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to examine the convergent and discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity of the CHES. The results supported a 3-factor structure of the CHES, with excellent internal consistency reliability for both the full scale and factor scores. Evidence was found for the construct and predictive validity of the CHES scores.