The article explores the dimensions of agency and communion in social judgments, focusing on how these dimensions are related to the perspectives of self and others. The authors hypothesize that person descriptive terms can be organized into two broad dimensions: agency and communion, with communion being the primary one. Agency is more desirable and important from a self-perspective, while communion is more desirable and important from an other-perspective. The study also suggests that the importance of another person's agency increases with the degree of interdependence between the self and the other. Four studies support these hypotheses. Study 1 found that a large number of trait names can be reduced to these dimensions, with communion comprising more item variance. Study 2 and 3 showed that agency is more relevant and desired for the self, while communion is more relevant and desired for others. Study 4 demonstrated that agency is more important for a close friend than for an unrelated peer, and this difference is mediated by perceived outcome dependency. The findings suggest that agency and communion are fundamental dimensions in social judgments, with agency being more self-profitable and communion being more other-profitable. The importance of these traits varies depending on the perspective of the self versus others and the degree of interdependence between the self and the other.The article explores the dimensions of agency and communion in social judgments, focusing on how these dimensions are related to the perspectives of self and others. The authors hypothesize that person descriptive terms can be organized into two broad dimensions: agency and communion, with communion being the primary one. Agency is more desirable and important from a self-perspective, while communion is more desirable and important from an other-perspective. The study also suggests that the importance of another person's agency increases with the degree of interdependence between the self and the other. Four studies support these hypotheses. Study 1 found that a large number of trait names can be reduced to these dimensions, with communion comprising more item variance. Study 2 and 3 showed that agency is more relevant and desired for the self, while communion is more relevant and desired for others. Study 4 demonstrated that agency is more important for a close friend than for an unrelated peer, and this difference is mediated by perceived outcome dependency. The findings suggest that agency and communion are fundamental dimensions in social judgments, with agency being more self-profitable and communion being more other-profitable. The importance of these traits varies depending on the perspective of the self versus others and the degree of interdependence between the self and the other.