Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 15 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

101

100.0

1,093

100.0

313

100.0

1,507

100.0

Men

43

42.6

607

55.5

245

78.3

895

59.4

Women

58

57.4

480

43.9

68

21.7

606

40.2

Not specified

0

.0

6

.5

0

.0

6

.4

American Indian

0

.0

3

.3

2

.6

5

.3

Asian

3

3.0

27

2.5

8

2.6

38

2.5

Hispanic

1

1.0

22

2.0

3

1.0

26

1.7

Black

4

4.0

36

3.3

9

2.9

49

3.3

White

66

65.3

818

74.8

281

89.8

1,165

77.3

Other

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Not specified

27

26.7

186

17.0

10

3.2

223

14.8

Under 30

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

30 - 34

3

3.0

34

3.1

0

.0

37

2.5

35 - 39

8

7.9

47

4.3

0

.0

55

3.6

40 - 44

3

3.0

42

3.8

2

.6

47

3.1

45 - 49

9

8.9

82

7.5

8

2.6

99

6.6

50 - 54

14

13.9

121

11.1

21

6.7

156

10.4

55 - 59

10

9.9

203

18.6

49

15.7

262

17.4

60 - 64

13

12.9

148

13.5

45

14.4

206

13.7

65 - 69

6

5.9

68

6.2

26

8.3

100

6.6

70 or older

21

20.8

248

22.7

148

47.3

417

27.7

Not specified

14

13.9

99

9.1

14

4.5

127

8.4

Mean

58.6

 

60.4

 

69.5

 

62.3

 

SD

14.4

 

14.5

 

12.8

 

14.7

 

New England

5

5.0

77

7.0

23

7.3

105

7.0

Middle Atlantic

24

23.8

232

21.2

62

19.8

318

21.1

East North Central

18

17.8

162

14.8

46

14.7

226

15.0

West North Central

8

7.9

48

4.4

23

7.3

79

5.2

South Atlantic

15

14.9

181

16.6

54

17.3

250

16.6

East South Central

2

2.0

41

3.8

7

2.2

50

3.3

West South Central

2

2.0

72

6.6

12

3.8

86

5.7

Mountain

3

3.0

50

4.6

12

3.8

65

4.3

Pacific

17

16.8

145

13.3

60

19.2

222

14.7

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

7

.6

0

.0

7

.5

Canada

1

1.0

25

2.3

9

2.9

35

2.3

Other

6

5.9

53

4.8

5

1.6

64

4.2

 

 


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 15 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

101

100.0

1,093

100.0

313

100.0

1,507

100.0

Ph.D.

22

21.8

879

80.4

281

89.8

1,182

78.4

Ed.D.

5

5.0

133

12.2

25

8.0

163

10.8

Psy.D.

0

.0

12

1.1

0

.0

12

.8

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

2

2.0

37

3.4

3

1.0

42

2.8

Masters

59

58.4

19

1.7

1

.3

79

5.2

Baccalaureate/Associate

2

2.0

2

.2

1

.3

5

.3

Certificate/diploma

2

2.0

0

.0

0

.0

2

.1

Not specified

9

8.9

11

1.0

2

.6

22

1.5

Less than 5

2

2.0

66

6.0

0

.0

68

4.5

5 - 9

8

7.9

94

8.6

1

.3

103

6.8

10 - 14

18

17.8

126

11.5

3

1.0

147

9.8

15 - 19

9

8.9

114

10.4

5

1.6

128

8.5

20 - 24

12

11.9

116

10.6

14

4.5

142

9.4

25 or more

40

39.6

530

48.5

287

91.7

857

56.9

Not specified

12

11.9

47

4.3

3

1.0

62

4.1

Mean

24.8

 

25.5

 

39.7

 

28.5

 

SD

14.2

 

14.8

 

12.0

 

15.3

 

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.  

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 15 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

15

 

Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

101

100.0

1,093

100.0

313

100.0

1,507

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

2

2.0

17

1.6

0

.0

19

1.3

Clinical

10

9.9

112

10.2

8

2.6

130

8.6

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

1

.1

1

.3

2

.1

Counseling psychology

3

3.0

54

4.9

13

4.2

70

4.6

Forensic

1

1.0

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Geropsychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.1

Health

0

.0

4

.4

2

.6

6

.4

School

23

22.8

88

8.1

29

9.3

140

9.3

Sport psychology

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Subtotal

39

38.6

277

25.3

54

17.3

370

24.6

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

17

1.6

15

4.8

32

2.1

Community

0

.0

6

.5

1

.3

7

.5

Developmental

3

3.0

77

7.0

40

12.8

120

8.0

Educational

24

23.8

449

41.1

120

38.3

593

39.3

Experimental

2

2.0

6

.5

6

1.9

14

.9

General/Methods & Systems

1

1.0

14

1.3

9

2.9

24

1.6

Industrial/Organizational

4

4.0

25

2.3

6

1.9

35

2.3

Neurosciences

0

.0

5

.5

0

.0

5

.3

Personality

1

1.0

2

.2

3

1.0

6

.4

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

1

.1

1

.3

2

.1

Psychopharmacology

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

1

1.0

27

2.5

19

6.1

47

3.1

Social

2

2.0

17

1.6

16

5.1

35

2.3

Subtotal

38

37.6

647

59.2

236

75.4

921

61.1

Other fields

Behavioral Medicine

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.1

Business or Management

0

.0

2

.2

1

.3

3

.2

Cognitive science

0

.0

2

.2

2

.6

4

.3

Communications/Journalism

0

.0

3

.3

0

.0

3

.2

Computer Science

1

1.0

1

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Counseling

1

1.0

7

.6

0

.0

8

.5

Counselor Education

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.1

Criminology/Criminal Justice

1

1.0

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Education, Teaching

2

2.0

29

2.7

3

1.0

34

2.3

Engineering

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Industrial Relations

1

1.0

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Law

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.1

Medicine

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Nursing

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.1

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Political Science

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Public Admin

2

2.0

0

.0

0

.0

2

.1

Public Health

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Rehabilitation

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.1

Social/Behavioral Sciences

1

1.0

3

.3

0

.0

4

.3

Social Work

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Special Education

1

1.0

15

1.4

1

.3

17

1.1

Statistics

0

.0

2

.2

1

.3

3

.2

Theology/Religion

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.1

Other

2

2.0

23

2.1

6

1.9

31

2.1

Subtotal

12

11.9

103

9.4

15

4.8

130

8.6

 

Not specified

12

11.9

66

6.0

8

2.6

86

5.7

Science designation

General science

6

5.9

66

6.0

13

4.2

85

5.6

Core science

36

35.6

627

57.4

232

74.1

895

59.4

Neither

47

46.5

334

30.6

60

19.2

441

29.3

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office. 

 

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 15 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

Other divisions

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

8

7.9

58

5.3

65

20.8

131

8.7

2. Teaching of Psychology

15

14.9

112

10.2

45

14.4

172

11.4

3. Experimental Psychology

1

1.0

17

1.6

60

19.2

78

5.2

5. Evaluation & Measurement

10

9.9

112

10.2

67

21.4

189

12.5

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

0

.0

5

.5

6

1.9

11

.7

7. Developmental Psychology

5

5.0

85

7.8

61

19.5

151

10.0

8. Personality & Social

14

13.9

95

8.7

50

16.0

159

10.6

9. SPSSI

3

3.0

53

4.8

47

15.0

103

6.8

10. Psychology & the Arts

0

.0

22

2.0

18

5.8

40

2.7

12. Clinical Psychology

0

.0

30

2.7

17

5.4

47

3.1

13. Consulting Psychology

1

1.0

23

2.1

11

3.5

35

2.3

14. SIOP

3

3.0

32

2.9

15

4.8

50

3.3

15. Educational Psychology

101

100.0

1,093

100.0

313

100.0

1,507

100.0

16. School Psychology

27

26.7

145

13.3

47

15.0

219

14.5

17. Counseling Psychology

7

6.9

60

5.5

19

6.1

86

5.7

18. Psychologists in Public Service

2

2.0

14

1.3

3

1.0

19

1.3

19. Society for Military Psychology

2

2.0

7

.6

7

2.2

16

1.1

20. Adult Development & Aging

0

.0

34

3.1

24

7.7

58

3.8

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

9

.8

12

3.8

21

1.4

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

1

1.0

23

2.1

6

1.9

30

2.0

23. Consumer Psychology

1

1.0

8

.7

3

1.0

12

.8

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

1

1.0

15

1.4

15

4.8

31

2.1

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

18

1.6

9

2.9

27

1.8

26. History of Psychology

2

2.0

12

1.1

27

8.6

41

2.7

27. Community Psychology

1

1.0

20

1.8

9

2.9

30

2.0

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

3

3.0

21

1.9

3

1.0

27

1.8

29. Psychotherapy

3

3.0

31

2.8

11

3.5

45

3.0

30. Psychological Hypnosis

2

2.0

24

2.2

5

1.6

31

2.1

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

12

1.1

9

2.9

21

1.4

32. Humanistic Psychology

1

1.0

20

1.8

9

2.9

30

2.0

33. Mental Retardation

3

3.0

19

1.7

12

3.8

34

2.3

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

11

1.0

6

1.9

17

1.1

35. Psychology of Women

2

2.0

37

3.4

20

6.4

59

3.9

36. Psychology of Religion

2

2.0

24

2.2

9

2.9

35

2.3

37. Child, Youth & Family Services

3

3.0

24

2.2

17

5.4

44

2.9

38. Health Psychology

1

1.0

27

2.5

11

3.5

39

2.6

39. Psychoanalysis

0

.0

20

1.8

5

1.6

25

1.7

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

2

2.0

43

3.9

10

3.2

55

3.6

41. Psychology-Law Society

1

1.0

18

1.6

10

3.2

29

1.9

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

54

4.9

8

2.6

62

4.1

43. Family Psychology

2

2.0

30

2.7

11

3.5

43

2.9

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

1

1.0

7

.6

4

1.3

12

.8

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

2

2.0

24

2.2

15

4.8

41

2.7

46. Media Psychology

0

.0

13

1.2

11

3.5

24

1.6

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

2

2.0

18

1.6

7

2.2

27

1.8

48. Peace Psychology

2

2.0

15

1.4

18

5.8

35

2.3

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

3

3.0

8

.7

7

2.2

18

1.2

50. Addictions

0

.0

10

.9

5

1.6

15

1.0

51. Men & Masculinity

0

.0

6

.5

8

2.6

14

.9

52. International

1

1.0

22

2.0

23

7.3

46

3.1

53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

3

3.0

27

2.5

8

2.6

38

2.5

54. Pediatric Psychology

0

.0

22

2.0

8

2.6

30

2.0

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

9

.8

5

1.6

14

.9

Number of divisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

28

27.7

410

37.5

57

18.2

495

32.8

Two

48

47.5

335

30.6

88

28.1

471

31.3

Three

12

11.9

165

15.1

56

17.9

233

15.5

Four or more

13

12.9

183

16.7

112

35.8

308

20.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number belonging to state associations

28

27.7

277

25.3

54

17.3

359

23.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABPP Clinical psychology

0

.0

4

.4

4

1.3

8

.5

Counseling

0

.0

2

.2

6

1.9

8

.5

Industrial-organizational

0

.0

2

.2

1

.3

3

.2

School

0

.0

9

.8

13

4.2

22

1.5

Forensic

0

.0

0

.0

2

.6

2

.1

Family psychology

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Rehabilitation psychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.1

ABPH Clinical hypnosis

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.1

Total

101

100.0

1,093

100.0

313

100.0

1,507

100.0

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.