The modern racism subscale shows weak internal consistency at α = .48.

Evidence

The self-report measures had satisfactory internal consistency (see the Cronbach’s alphas in Table 1), with the exception of the BIDR self-deception subscale (a = .62) and the modern racism subscale (α = .48). — Wade C. Rowatt and Lewis M. Franklin, Christian Orthodoxy, Religious…, 58

Categorization

• QUESTION: A poorly internally consistent explicit measure raises doubt about any null or positive correlation found with it — exactly the divergence concern in the reading purpose.