Table 3 Reliability of Items in Experiment 1.

From: Triggering competence may protect multiple minority members from hiring discrimination

Dimension

Consolidated measure

Cronbach’s α

Item

Item-rest correlation

Warmth

Friendliness

0.74

It is probable that the candidate will get along with colleagues

0.61

The candidate seems friendly

0.60

The candidate would care more about themselves than other colleagues*

0.55

Threat

0.73

The candidate is not likely to challenge company rules*

0.46

It is probable that the candidate engages in illegal activities

0.49

The candidate may be rude to customers

0.75

Competence

Competence

0.79

The candidate does not have the qualifications for the job*

0.56

The candidate seems competent

0.78

It is probable that the candidate would be a good manager

0.65

Hirability

0.68

I would not recommend the candidate for a final interview*

0.36

I would hire the candidate

0.66

The candidate would be a bad team player*

0.50

  1. Items with an asterisk (*) were reverse-coded.