Division 20: 2005
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 41 | 100 | 989 | 100 | 283 | 100 | 1,313 | 100 |
| Men | 12 | 29.3 | 451 | 45.6 | 181 | 64 | 644 | 49 |
| Women | 29 | 70.7 | 536 | 54.2 | 102 | 36 | 667 | 50.8 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Asian | 1 | 2.4 | 23 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 28 | 2.1 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 15 | 1.1 |
| White | 34 | 82.9 | 795 | 80.4 | 266 | 94 | 1,095 | 83.4 |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Not specified | 6 | 14.6 | 135 | 13.7 | 9 | 3.2 | 150 | 11.4 |
| Under 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3.1 |
| 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 73 | 5.6 |
| 40 - 44 | 2 | 4.9 | 96 | 9.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 102 | 7.8 |
| 45 - 49 | 2 | 4.9 | 76 | 7.7 | 15 | 5.3 | 93 | 7.1 |
| 50 - 54 | 3 | 7.3 | 130 | 13.1 | 45 | 15.9 | 178 | 13.6 |
| 55 - 59 | 3 | 7.3 | 143 | 14.5 | 45 | 15.9 | 191 | 14.5 |
| 60 - 64 | 8 | 19.5 | 120 | 12.1 | 48 | 17 | 176 | 13.4 |
| 65 - 69 | 6 | 14.6 | 58 | 5.9 | 21 | 7.4 | 85 | 6.5 |
| 70 or older | 13 | 31.7 | 174 | 17.6 | 86 | 30.4 | 273 | 20.8 |
| Not specified | 4 | 9.8 | 75 | 7.6 | 18 | 6.4 | 97 | 7.4 |
| Mean | 65.8 | 56.8 | 65.1 | 58.9 | ||||
| SD | 13.3 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 15 | ||||
| New England | 5 | 12.2 | 65 | 6.6 | 21 | 7.4 | 91 | 6.9 |
| Middle Atlantic | 10 | 24.4 | 188 | 19 | 53 | 18.7 | 251 | 19.1 |
| East North Central | 7 | 17.1 | 141 | 14.3 | 41 | 14.5 | 189 | 14.4 |
| West North Central | 2 | 4.9 | 56 | 5.7 | 14 | 4.9 | 72 | 5.5 |
| South Atlantic | 4 | 9.8 | 168 | 17 | 73 | 25.8 | 245 | 18.7 |
| East South Central | 1 | 2.4 | 41 | 4.1 | 4 | 1.4 | 46 | 3.5 |
| West South Central | 3 | 7.3 | 60 | 6.1 | 10 | 3.5 | 73 | 5.6 |
| Mountain | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5.2 | 13 | 4.6 | 64 | 4.9 |
| Pacific | 7 | 17.1 | 180 | 18.2 | 36 | 12.7 | 223 | 17 |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Canada | 1 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.7 | 11 | 3.9 | 29 | 2.2 |
| Other | 1 | 2.4 | 21 | 2.1 | 7 | 2.5 | 29 | 2.2 |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 41 | 100 | 989 | 100 | 283 | 100 | 1,313 | 100 |
| Ph.D. | 8 | 19.5 | 860 | 87 | 265 | 93.6 | 1,133 | 86.3 |
| Ed.D. | 4 | 9.8 | 41 | 4.1 | 11 | 3.9 | 56 | 4.3 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3.2 |
| M.D. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 29 | 2.2 |
| Masters | 25 | 61 | 12 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 38 | 2.9 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Certificate/diploma | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Not specified | 2 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 |
| Less than 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 70 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5.4 |
| 9-May | 1 | 2.4 | 104 | 10.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 109 | 8.3 |
| 14-Oct | 7 | 17.1 | 157 | 15.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 168 | 12.8 |
| 15 - 19 | 8 | 19.5 | 122 | 12.3 | 13 | 4.6 | 143 | 10.9 |
| 20 - 24 | 2 | 4.9 | 120 | 12.1 | 44 | 15.5 | 166 | 12.6 |
| 25 or more | 20 | 48.8 | 390 | 39.4 | 216 | 76.3 | 626 | 47.7 |
| Not specified | 2 | 4.9 | 26 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 30 | 2.3 |
| Mean | 26.5 | 22.6 | 35.4 | 25.5 | ||||
| SD | 14.7 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14.8 | ||||
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| 20 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 41 | 100 | 989 | 100 | 283 | 100 | 1,313 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Clinical | 10 | 24.4 | 393 | 39.7 | 63 | 22.3 | 466 | 35.5 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.8 | |
| Counseling psychology | 10 | 24.4 | 78 | 7.9 | 8 | 2.8 | 96 | 7.3 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Geropsychology | 2 | 4.9 | 105 | 10.6 | 31 | 11 | 138 | 10.5 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.4 | |
| School | 3 | 7.3 | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.8 | |
| Subtotal | 25 | 61 | 605 | 61.2 | 110 | 38.9 | 740 | 56.4 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5.1 | 19 | 6.7 | 69 | 5.3 |
| Community | 2 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.6 | |
| Comparative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Developmental | 6 | 14.6 | 119 | 12 | 55 | 19.4 | 180 | 13.7 | |
| Educational | 1 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 17 | 1.3 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Experimental | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.2 | 23 | 8.1 | 45 | 3.4 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.8 | 12 | 0.9 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.8 | 8 | 2.8 | 26 | 2 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.2 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.3 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Psychopharmacology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 47 | 3.6 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | 22 | 296 | 29.9 | 150 | 53 | 455 | 34.7 | |
| Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Cognitive science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Counseling | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Counselor Education | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Epidemiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Genetics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Nursing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Public Admin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Social Work | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Special Education | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Speech & Hearing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Statistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.2 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 9.8 | 44 | 4.4 | 21 | 7.4 | 69 | 5.3 | |
| Not specified | 3 | 7.3 | 44 | 4.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 49 | 3.7 | |
| Science designation | General science | 4 | 9.8 | 152 | 15.4 | 44 | 15.5 | 200 | 15.2 |
| Core science | 7 | 17.1 | 275 | 27.8 | 149 | 52.7 | 431 | 32.8 | |
| Neither | 27 | 65.9 | 518 | 52.4 | 88 | 31.1 | 633 | 48.2 | |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 20 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Other divisions | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 1. General Psychology | 5 | 12.2 | 46 | 4.7 | 49 | 17.3 | 100 | 7.6 |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 70 | 7.1 | 24 | 8.5 | 95 | 7.2 |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.9 | 75 | 26.5 | 104 | 7.9 |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.6 | 25 | 8.8 | 51 | 3.9 |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.4 | 24 | 8.5 | 38 | 2.9 |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 51 | 5.2 | 40 | 14.1 | 92 | 7 |
| 8. Personality & Social | 2 | 4.9 | 74 | 7.5 | 43 | 15.2 | 119 | 9.1 |
| 9. SPSSI | 1 | 2.4 | 56 | 5.7 | 41 | 14.5 | 98 | 7.5 |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 2 | 4.9 | 22 | 2.2 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 3.1 |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 130 | 13.1 | 65 | 23 | 195 | 14.9 |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 21 | 2.1 | 9 | 3.2 | 31 | 2.4 |
| 14. SIOP | 1 | 2.4 | 26 | 2.6 | 20 | 7.1 | 47 | 3.6 |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3.4 | 24 | 8.5 | 58 | 4.4 |
| 16. School Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.4 |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 47 | 4.8 | 16 | 5.7 | 64 | 4.9 |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 4.9 | 34 | 2.6 |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 2.8 | 16 | 1.2 |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 41 | 100 | 989 | 100 | 283 | 100 | 1,313 | 100 |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9 | 18 | 6.4 | 27 | 2.1 |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.8 | 15 | 5.3 | 82 | 6.2 |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 13 | 1 |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 3.9 | 31 | 2.4 |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 | 12 | 4.2 | 20 | 1.5 |
| 26. History of Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 10.6 | 51 | 3.9 |
| 27. Community Psychology | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2.1 | 16 | 5.7 | 37 | 2.8 |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 5.3 | 35 | 2.7 |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 4.9 | 63 | 6.4 | 16 | 5.7 | 81 | 6.2 |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 2.4 | 24 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 30 | 2.3 |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.3 | 16 | 5.7 | 29 | 2.2 |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 19 | 1.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 27 | 2.1 |
| 33. Mental Retardation | 1 | 2.4 | 19 | 1.9 | 9 | 3.2 | 29 | 2.2 |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.3 | 14 | 4.9 | 27 | 2.1 |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 4 | 9.8 | 73 | 7.4 | 31 | 11 | 108 | 8.2 |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 2 | 4.9 | 33 | 3.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 43 | 3.3 |
| 37. Child, Youth & Family Services | 2 | 4.9 | 16 | 1.6 | 10 | 3.5 | 28 | 2.1 |
| 38. Health Psychology | 3 | 7.3 | 101 | 10.2 | 50 | 17.7 | 154 | 11.7 |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 2 | 4.9 | 39 | 3.9 | 8 | 2.8 | 49 | 3.7 |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 3 | 7.3 | 165 | 16.7 | 26 | 9.2 | 194 | 14.8 |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.2 | 9 | 3.2 | 41 | 3.1 |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 102 | 10.3 | 18 | 6.4 | 120 | 9.1 |
| 43. Family Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 33 | 3.3 | 10 | 3.5 | 44 | 3.4 |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 1 | 2.4 | 19 | 1.9 | 8 | 2.8 | 28 | 2.1 |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 3.9 | 23 | 1.8 |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.5 | 12 | 4.2 | 27 | 2.1 |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.8 | 9 | 3.2 | 27 | 2.1 |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.7 | 12 | 4.2 | 30 | 2.3 |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 2.4 | 24 | 2.4 | 11 | 3.9 | 36 | 2.7 |
| 50. Addictions | 1 | 2.4 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2.1 | 27 | 2.1 |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.7 | 11 | 3.9 | 28 | 2.1 |
| 52. International | 1 | 2.4 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 8.5 | 45 | 3.4 |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.8 |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.9 | 14 | 1.1 |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
| One | 20 | 48.8 | 274 | 27.7 | 30 | 10.6 | 324 | 24.7 |
| Two | 10 | 24.4 | 298 | 30.1 | 70 | 24.7 | 378 | 28.8 |
| Three | 3 | 7.3 | 203 | 20.5 | 55 | 19.4 | 261 | 19.9 |
| Four or more | 8 | 19.5 | 214 | 21.6 | 128 | 45.2 | 350 | 26.7 |
| Number belonging to state associations | 17 | 41.5 | 438 | 44.3 | 81 | 28.6 | 536 | 40.8 |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2.3 | 27 | 9.5 | 50 | 3.8 |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Industrial-organizational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.4 |
| School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 19 | 1.4 |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Behavioral psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Health psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Group psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total | 41 | 100 | 989 | 100 | 283 | 100 | 1,313 | 100 |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
