MANCOVA results for the dependent variables after incorporating the respondents' demographics as covariates
| Source/Dependent variable | Perceived similarity | Interpersonal skills | Job skills | Job suitability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| df | MS | F | ƞp2 | df | MS | F | ƞp2 | df | MS | F | ƞp2 | df | MS | F | ƞp2 | |
| Gender | 1 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.03 | 2.78 | 0.01 | 1 | 1.10 | 2.57 | 0.01 | 1 | 1.10 | 1.79 | 0.01 |
| Education | 1 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.67 | 1.80 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.77 | 1.79 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Prior residence abroad | 1 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.38 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Family living abroad | 1 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.11 | 3.01+ | 0.01 | 1 | 2.37 | 5.52* | 0.02 | 1 | 1.18 | 1.91 | 0.01 |
| Recruitment experience | 1 | 2.23 | 2.35 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.38 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.43 | 5.66* | 0.02 | 1 | 2.39 | 3.87* | 0.01 |
| Candidate gender (A) | 1 | 3.12 | 3.27+ | 0.01 | 1 | 0.87 | 2.37 | 0.01 | 1 | 2.13 | 4.96* | 0.02 | 1 | 2.53 | 4.10* | 0.01 |
| Candidate education (B) | 1 | 6.75 | 7.09*** | 0.02 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.72 | 1.67 | 0.01 | 1 | 13.17 | 21.35* | 0.06 |
| Candidate nationality (C) | 2 | 2.49 | 2.61+ | 0.02 | 2 | 0.66 | 1.78 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.85 | 1.98 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.00 |
| A × B | 1 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| A × C | 2 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.77 | 2.09 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.43 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 2 | 1.28 | 2.08 | 0.01 |
| B × C | 2 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.08 | 2.93+ | 0.02 | 2 | 0.51 | 1.19 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.00 |
| A × B × C | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.85 | 2.31+ | 0.01 | 2 | 0.42 | 0.97 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.69 | 1.11 | 0.01 |
| Source/Dependent variable | Perceived similarity | Interpersonal skills | Job skills | Job suitability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MS | MS | MS | |||||||||||||
| Gender | 1 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.03 | 2.78 | 0.01 | 1 | 1.10 | 2.57 | 0.01 | 1 | 1.10 | 1.79 | 0.01 |
| Education | 1 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.67 | 1.80 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.77 | 1.79 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Prior residence abroad | 1 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.38 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Family living abroad | 1 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.11 | 3.01+ | 0.01 | 1 | 2.37 | 5.52* | 0.02 | 1 | 1.18 | 1.91 | 0.01 |
| Recruitment experience | 1 | 2.23 | 2.35 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.38 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.43 | 5.66* | 0.02 | 1 | 2.39 | 3.87* | 0.01 |
| Candidate gender (A) | 1 | 3.12 | 3.27+ | 0.01 | 1 | 0.87 | 2.37 | 0.01 | 1 | 2.13 | 4.96* | 0.02 | 1 | 2.53 | 4.10* | 0.01 |
| Candidate education (B) | 1 | 6.75 | 7.09*** | 0.02 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.72 | 1.67 | 0.01 | 1 | 13.17 | 21.35* | 0.06 |
| Candidate nationality (C) | 2 | 2.49 | 2.61+ | 0.02 | 2 | 0.66 | 1.78 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.85 | 1.98 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.00 |
| A × B | 1 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| A × C | 2 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.77 | 2.09 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.43 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 2 | 1.28 | 2.08 | 0.01 |
| B × C | 2 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.08 | 2.93+ | 0.02 | 2 | 0.51 | 1.19 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.00 |
| A × B × C | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.85 | 2.31+ | 0.01 | 2 | 0.42 | 0.97 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.69 | 1.11 | 0.01 |
Note(s): MANCOVA = multiple analysis of covariance. df degrees of freedom, MS Mean square, F F ratio, ƞp2 partial eta squared effect size. All values were computed for the corrected model. Significant at: +p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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