marginally significantp = 0.11
Results indicated that there was a marginally significant interaction effect between gender and parental status of applicant on recommendation for hire [ F (1, 838) = 2.59; p = 0.11], such that fathers ( M = 5.63; SD = 1.00) might be more likely to be recommended for hire than non-fathers ( M = 5.39; SD = 1.07), while there was no difference between mothers ( M = 5.57; SD = 1.06) and non-mothers ( M = 5.58; SD = 1.09).