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The relationship between gender role identification and decision makin
g orientations was examined. Decision making was analyzed in terms of
decision making orientation (behavioral, cognitive, and emotional) and
decision making skills (problem definition and formulation, generatio
n of alternative solutions, choice process, solution implementation, a
nd verification). The results revealed a 2-factor characterization of
general decision making in terms of approach-avoidance tendencies and
self-appraisals of decision skills. A masculinity model was supported
for decision making orientation, with masculinity serving as the only
significant predictor. In contrast, an androgyny model was supported f
or decision making skills, with masculinity and femininity serving as
significant predictors.