A recently outlined model of gender-role attributes (K. Korabik, 1999; D. R
. McCreary & K. Korabik, 1994) incorporates two complimentary notions: (I)
that possessing too little agency or communion (i.e., undersocialization) i
s undesirable and (2) that too much agency or communion unmitigated by the
other (i.e., oversocialization) is undesirable. The present study sought to
confirm the relationships proposed in this model between desirable agentic
and communal characteristics and these undesirable gender-role constructs.
A group of mostly Caucasian undergraduates completed measures of socially
desirable and undesirable gender-role attributes Structural equation modell
ing was used to confirm the proposed gender-role model. Results showed that
the socially desirable gender-role trait components were related to the un
desirable components in the manner predicted by the differentiated multidim
ensional gender-role model.