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Rethinking Internal Consistency in Cronbach’s Alpha

Vaske, Jerry J., Beaman, Jay, Sponarski, Carly C.·2017·Leisure Sciences
DOI 10.1080/01490400.2015.1127189
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Cronbach's alpha estimates the internal consistency of responses in multi-item bipolar scales. This article examined three research questions (RQ): (1) To what extent do inconsistencies exist in data (e.g., responses of −2 −2 2 2)? (2) Does the number of scale items influence the amount of inconsistency? (3) Does Cronbach's alpha mask inconsistencies? Data were obtained from 29 research projects (n = 10,616). Each survey had place attachment questions comprising two concepts: place identity and place dependence. Respondents were classified as consistent or inconsistent based on their responses to the place attachment questions. Results demonstrated that: (a) inconsistent response patterns existed in the data (RQ1), (b) number of scale items influenced amount of inconsistency (RQ2), and (c) alpha masked these inconsistencies (RQ3). Discussion focused on implications of these findings.

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Authors
Vaske, J. J., Beaman, J., & Sponarski, C. C.
Affiliations
  • Colorado State University (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author
Vaske, Jerry J.
ORCID
Venue
Leisure Sciences
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-05-06
Volume
39
Issue
2
Pages
163-173
ISSN
  • 0149-0400 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0588
DOI
10.1080/01490400.2015.1127189
OpenAlex
W2345483851
Cited by
856
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 95 · 2025: 146 · 2024: 149 · 2023: 127 · 2022: 115 · 2021: 106 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2
FWCI
19.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Leisure Sciences (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Place Attachment and Urban Studies
Keywords
Cronbach's alpha, internal consistency, bipolar scales, place attachment, place identity, place dependence, scale reliability

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