Division 21: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 4 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 111 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 2 | 50.0 | 93 | 75.6 | 92 | 82.9 | 187 | 78.6 |
Women | 2 | 50.0 | 30 | 24.4 | 19 | 17.1 | 51 | 21.4 | |
Race/ethnicity | Asian | 1 | 25.0 | 5 | 4.1 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.5 |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .8 | |
White | 3 | 75.0 | 99 | 80.5 | 103 | 92.8 | 205 | 86.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 16 | 13.0 | 6 | 5.4 | 22 | 9.2 | |
Age | Under 30 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 |
30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.5 | 0 | .0 | 8 | 3.4 | |
35 - 39 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 3.3 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.1 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 4.9 | 1 | .9 | 7 | 2.9 | |
45 - 49 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.7 | 4 | 3.6 | 11 | 4.6 | |
50 - 54 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 10.6 | 5 | 4.5 | 18 | 7.6 | |
55 - 59 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 12.2 | 14 | 12.6 | 31 | 13.0 | |
60 - 64 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 11.4 | 10 | 9.0 | 24 | 10.1 | |
65 - 69 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 13.0 | 17 | 15.3 | 33 | 13.9 | |
70 or older | 1 | 25.0 | 32 | 26.0 | 58 | 52.3 | 91 | 38.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 9 | 3.8 | |
Mean | 58.0 | 60.2 | 70.2 | 65.0 | |||||
SD | 19.6 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 14.6 | |||||
Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.3 | 6 | 5.4 | 15 | 6.3 |
Middle Atlantic | 1 | 25.0 | 11 | 8.9 | 11 | 9.9 | 23 | 9.7 | |
East North Central | 0 | .0 | 16 | 13.0 | 14 | 12.6 | 30 | 12.6 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 6 | 2.5 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 25.0 | 34 | 27.6 | 42 | 37.8 | 77 | 32.4 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 1 | .9 | 5 | 2.1 | |
West South Central | 1 | 25.0 | 8 | 6.5 | 8 | 7.2 | 17 | 7.1 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 10 | 8.1 | 7 | 6.3 | 17 | 7.1 | |
Pacific | 1 | 25.0 | 23 | 18.7 | 16 | 14.4 | 40 | 16.8 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.1 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 4 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 111 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 2 | 50.0 | 109 | 88.6 | 109 | 98.2 | 220 | 92.4 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | .9 | 4 | 1.7 |
Masters | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 4.1 | 1 | .9 | 8 | 3.4 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 4.9 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.5 |
5 - 9 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 8.9 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 5.5 |
10 - 14 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 10.6 | 1 | .9 | 14 | 5.9 |
15 - 19 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.3 | 3 | 2.7 | 12 | 5.0 |
20 - 24 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 8.1 | 5 | 4.5 | 15 | 6.3 |
25 or more | 2 | 50.0 | 69 | 56.1 | 101 | 91.0 | 172 | 72.3 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 5 | 4.1 | 1 | .9 | 6 | 2.5 |
Mean | 24.0 | 28.7 | 40.7 | 34.3 | ||||
SD | 20.9 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 15.3 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 21 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 4 | 100.0 | 122 | 100.0 | 111 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 |
Clinical | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.8 | 5 | 2.1 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .8 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.3 | 6 | 5.4 | 15 | 6.3 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 13 | 10.6 | 15 | 13.5 | 28 | 11.8 |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.5 | |
Engineering psychology/ Human factors | 0 | .0 | 15 | 12.2 | 10 | 9.0 | 25 | 10.5 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | .8 | |
Experimental | 1 | 25.0 | 26 | 21.1 | 27 | 24.3 | 54 | 22.7 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.5 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 14 | 11.4 | 17 | 15.3 | 31 | 13.0 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.5 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 25.0 | 78 | 63.4 | 84 | 75.7 | 163 | 68.5 | |
Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | .8 | |
Computer Science | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Engineering | 1 | 25.0 | 6 | 4.9 | 5 | 4.5 | 12 | 5.0 | |
Information Science | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .4 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 4 | 1.7 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.9 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 50.0 | 14 | 11.4 | 19 | 17.1 | 35 | 14.7 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 0 | .0 | 30 | 24.4 | 30 | 27.0 | 60 | 25.2 | |
Core science | 3 | 75.0 | 60 | 48.8 | 69 | 62.2 | 132 | 55.5 | |
Neither | 0 | .0 | 11 | 8.9 | 10 | 9.0 | 21 | 8.8 | |
Not specified | 1 | 25.0 | 22 | 17.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 25 | 10.5 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 4 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 111 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 1 | 25.0 | 52 | 42.3 | 56 | 50.5 | 109 | 45.8 |
Working part time | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 9 | 3.8 | |
Postdoctoral study | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | .8 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Retired and not working | 0 | .0 | 12 | 9.8 | 16 | 14.4 | 28 | 11.8 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 6.3 | 10 | 4.2 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .8 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 50 | 40.7 | 26 | 23.4 | 76 | 31.9 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 0 | .0 | 26 | 21.1 | 22 | 19.8 | 48 | 20.2 |
Not licensed/unknown | 4 | 100.0 | 97 | 78.9 | 89 | 80.2 | 190 | 79.8 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 0 | .0 | 19 | 36.5 | 27 | 48.2 | 46 | 42.2 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.8 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.8 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | |
Independent practice | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.4 | 5 | 4.6 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | .9 | |
Business & industry | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 15.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 10 | 9.2 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 7 | 13.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 14 | 12.8 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 11 | 21.2 | 14 | 25.0 | 25 | 22.9 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100.0 | 40 | 76.9 | 41 | 73.2 | 82 | 75.2 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 25 | 48.1 | 29 | 51.8 | 54 | 49.5 | |
Health/mental health services | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.6 | 4 | 3.7 | |
Educational services | 0 | .0 | 5 | 9.6 | 3 | 5.4 | 8 | 7.3 | |
Other applied psychology | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 51.9 | 22 | 39.3 | 50 | 45.9 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 26 | 50.0 | 27 | 48.2 | 53 | 48.6 | |
Other employment activities | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 40.4 | 13 | 23.2 | 35 | 32.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.5 | 13 | 23.2 | 19 | 17.4 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 32.7 | 24 | 42.9 | 42 | 38.5 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 13 | 25.0 | 6 | 10.7 | 19 | 17.4 | |
Mental Health Services | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.5 | 3 | 5.4 | 9 | 8.3 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 5 | 9.6 | 7 | 12.5 | 12 | 11.0 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 3.6 | 4 | 3.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 11.5 | 14 | 25.0 | 20 | 18.3 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.3 | 16 | 14.4 | 25 | 10.5 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 10 | 9.0 | 14 | 5.9 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | 14.6 | 36 | 32.4 | 54 | 22.7 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.7 | 13 | 11.7 | 20 | 8.4 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 4 | 3.6 | 8 | 3.4 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 4 | 3.6 | 5 | 2.1 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 9 | 7.3 | 8 | 7.2 | 17 | 7.1 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 6.3 | 10 | 4.2 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.9 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.1 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.5 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 20 | 16.3 | 22 | 19.8 | 42 | 17.6 |
15. Educational Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 4.1 | 9 | 8.1 | 14 | 5.9 |
16. School Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 25.0 | 13 | 10.6 | 28 | 25.2 | 42 | 17.6 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.5 | 15 | 13.5 | 23 | 9.7 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 4 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 111 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.5 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 6.5 | 4 | 3.6 | 12 | 5.0 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.9 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 11 | 9.9 | 14 | 5.9 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.1 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 10 | 9.0 | 14 | 5.9 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.5 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.5 | 12 | 5.0 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 6 | 2.5 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 6.3 | 10 | 4.2 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.1 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.7 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.9 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 3.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 9 | 3.8 |
48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.7 | 7 | 2.9 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.7 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 6 | 5.4 | 8 | 3.4 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | .8 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.7 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .8 | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 2 | 50.0 | 54 | 43.9 | 27 | 24.3 | 83 | 34.9 |
Two | 1 | 25.0 | 39 | 31.7 | 34 | 30.6 | 74 | 31.1 |
Three | 0 | .0 | 10 | 8.1 | 16 | 14.4 | 26 | 10.9 |
Four or more | 1 | 25.0 | 20 | 16.3 | 34 | 30.6 | 55 | 23.1 |
Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 25.0 | 10 | 8.1 | 8 | 7.2 | 19 | 8.0 |
ABPP | ||||||||
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.7 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | .9 | 3 | 1.3 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 0 | .0 | 5 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.4 |
4 | 100.0 | 118 | 95.9 | 108 | 97.3 | 230 | 96.6 | |
Total | 4 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 111 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
