Properties of two newly proposed, continuous measures of psychological androgyny are discussed in relation to an androgyny-relevant measure previously described. The difficulties of reflecting the construct of androgyny in a single variable are noted, and a combination of masculinity and femininity measures, through analysis of variance or multiple regression procedures, is recommended.
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