Bem's concept of androgyny and Snyder's concept of self-monitoring emphasize traits characterized by behavioral flexibility across situations. In the present study two measures of androgyny were correlated with self-monitoring, but only one of the measures was significantly related to self-monitoring. The findings suggest the need to re-examine the notion of androgyny.
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