The measurement of psychological androgyny has been widely discussed in the literature. Several approaches have been tried: simple differences in Masculine-Feminine scores, median splits, and continuous scores. This study was an attempt to determine if a bipolar M-F scale centered with an Androgyny midpoint would yield similar results to those on Bern's widely used measurement of androgyny. The results suggest the concept of androgyny may be specific to the scale used.
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