Gender orientation as a correlate of communicative competence

Abstract

This study demonstrated a relationship between adaptability and rewarding impressions as dimensions of communicative competence with gender orientation. Androgynous individuals demonstrated the highest levels on a linear composite of adaptability and rewarding impressions. Further analysis found that masculinity was the significant contributor to adaptability and femininity the significant contributor to rewarding impressions. Results are discussed from the control/dominance nature of masculinity and sensitive/receptive nature of femininity.