A Survey Experiment on Gender Differences in Beliefs and Self-presentation Strategies Towards Anti-Discrimination Measures in Recruitment

Last registered on May 01, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
A Survey Experiment on Gender Differences in Beliefs and Self-presentation Strategies Towards Anti-Discrimination Measures in Recruitment
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013075
Initial registration date
February 26, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
March 06, 2024, 3:28 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
May 01, 2024, 11:29 AM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Huyen Nguyen
Affiliation
Utrecht University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Frank van Tubergen
PI Affiliation
Utrecht University & Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute
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PI Name
Valentina di Stasio
PI Affiliation
Utrecht University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-03-04
End date
2024-09-30
Keywords
Behavior, Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
self-presentation, pro-diversity, artificial intelligence, text as data
JEL code(s)
J16, J71, Z13
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study investigate self-presentation strategies and self-confidence beliefs between men and women when facing anti-discrimination measures, taking into account perceived self- and group discrimination. The study is conducted with LISS panel in the Netherlands using a vignette survey experiment.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Nguyen, Huyen, Valentina di Stasio and Frank van Tubergen. 2024. "A Survey Experiment on Gender Differences in Beliefs and Self-presentation Strategies Towards Anti-Discrimination Measures in Recruitment ." AEA RCT Registry. May 01. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13075-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We randomly assign participants to four vignette treatments, which vary given the anti-discrimination measures used during the hiring process.
Intervention Start Date
2024-03-04
Intervention End Date
2024-05-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Self-presentation strategies in the open-ended text answers and self-evaluation beliefs of answers (6-point Likert scale).
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Self-presentation strategies include: (1) Readability of texts (2) Semantic Similarity between written texts and (3) Linguistic styles of text (correlates of Personality Traits) (LIWC 22 dictionary categories)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
(1) Self-evaluation of interview chance (0 to 100 slider), (2) self-comparison to others (0 to 100 slider), and (3) counter-factual chance evaluation (0 -100 slider). Both (1) and (2) will be evaluated alone and then benchmarked against overall self-confidence in the job (0-100 sliders). These are measured before the vignette treatments.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Subjects are randomized into four groups, where they each have different vignettes describing different recruitment procedures. Subjects are then asked to answer a series of self-assessment and open-ended questions on their job and career preferences. Finally, we collect their perceptions of self- and group discrimination.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
15 - 20 job sectors.
Sample size: planned number of observations
1800 working adults between the age of 18 and 54, representative of the Dutch working population
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
450 subjects per treatment arm, four treatments
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ethics Review Board of the Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands
IRB Approval Date
2023-06-12
IRB Approval Number
23-248
IRB Name
Ethics Review Board of the Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences (amended version)
IRB Approval Date
2024-02-26
IRB Approval Number
24-0069
Analysis Plan