Importantly, this analytic strategy is not without limitations. For example, Schmitt (1996) demonstrated that disattenuation based on Cronbach’s α can produce illogical estimates of “true” correlations because α overestimates measurement error under several circumstances. In the current context, this bias can have the effect of underestimating environmentality and overestimating environmental stability. We will provide both measurement error-corrected and uncorrected estimates. Corrected estimates should be interpreted as lower bounds for environmentality and upper bounds for environmental stability. Uncorrected estimates should be interpreted as upper bounds for environmentality and lower bounds for environmental stability.
