"Multi-dimensional" scale

I love the creativity that's gone into naming the scale. We might want to think about whether we have created a multi-dimensional or single dimensional scale though.

I was thinking that it would be multidimensional since it would be possible to score high for feminine traits and also high for masculine traits and also from the questionnaire we were asking how much would you like to work in an occupation or hobby as opposed to having to choose between a masculine and a feminine quality on a single scale.

I'm not absolutely clear on the uni-multi-dimensionality issue. As Amy says, the individual results allow for being high in masciuline or feminine traits. Yet GD is by definition a measure of a group of people and their overall rating towards masc or fem items; would this ultimately be a uni-dimensional scale between masculinity and femininity? As Jaimie says, we need to decide this for our title and, I think, to add our stance to the Dimensionality page.

Title idea:

Multi-dimensional Gender Diagnosis: Single-study Questionnaire Results from Group of Undergraduate Respondents

note we have to solve this uni-multidimensionality issue!

Any other ideas? I'm just throwing this out there

Is it possible to score both high on masculinity and high on femininity on the gender diagnosticity scale. Likewise, is it possible to score low on both? What do others think?

I think it is possible to score on high in femininity and masculinity. For example, an individual who is often enjoy being with people, full of energy (extraversion), which is considered as more masculine trait, and simultaneously that person is very good at planning and organizing toward desirable goals (conscientiousness), but is not necessarily regarded as a boring person, and it is a more feminine trait. In terms of occupational preferences, such an individual may well suited for the Human Resources Department in the company, which requires the qualifications as action-oriented and reliable. Any suggestions to scoring low on both femininity and masculinity?

That's right it is possible in theory, but is it possible on our scale?

So since our scale has which aspects show a correlation to males and which to females we are looking at a single scale with the traits that show the difference at opposite ends of the scale for correlation. It would not be possible to score high on masculinity and femininity since with a female if they scored high on masculine items then that trait would not predict gender. This would make it a single dimensional scale, maybe.

Yep!

So to reiterate, our scale is uni-dimensional because after all it represents a single line of measurement; that is, correlations of preferences, hobbies and occupations only exist on a single line between polarities of maleness and femaleness. We have, in effect, a “single rule” (Trochim, 2008).