Male respondents were significantly more likely than non-male respondents to have no concern about their labour being used for military purposes¶
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q2 i? Male respondents reported no concern about military use of their labour at 0.58 vs 0.30 for non-male respondents (p<0.02). → Mohamed Abdalla 2026
Evidence¶
Mohamed Abdalla 2026¶
Mohamed Abdalla, Sahar Abdalla, Alicia Cappello, Kyrie Dowling, Danaé Metaxa, David G. Widder, Catherine Stinson. (2026). Cost-of-Ethics Crisis: Beliefs, Decisions, and Justifications in the Job Searches of Computer Science Students in Canada and the United States. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.09680 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.09680
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Subgroup comparison from the survey's military-use concern question; the article reports the printed proportions "(0.58 vs 0.30,p <0.02)" for Male versus non-Male respondents. No effect size is printed.
"Male respon- dents were significantly more likely to have no concern re- garding their labour being used for military purposes com- pared to non-Male respondents (0.58 vs 0.30,p <0.02)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
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Male respondents were significantly more likely than non-male respondents to have no concern about their labour being used for military purposes |
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Male respondents were significantly more likely than non-male respondents to have no concern about their labour being used for military purposes |
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