Division 21: 2007
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 5 | 100 | 145 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 268 | 100 | |
| Gender | Men | 3 | 60 | 108 | 74.5 | 103 | 87.3 | 214 | 79.9 |
| Women | 2 | 40 | 37 | 25.5 | 15 | 12.7 | 54 | 20.1 | |
| Race/ | Asian | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| White | 3 | 60 | 119 | 82.1 | 106 | 89.8 | 228 | 85.1 | |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Not specified | 1 | 20 | 17 | 11.7 | 8 | 6.8 | 26 | 9.7 | |
| Age | Under 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| 40 - 44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 10 | 3.7 | |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 12 | 4.5 | |
| 50 - 54 | 3 | 60 | 11 | 7.6 | 12 | 10.2 | 26 | 9.7 | |
| 55 - 59 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 15.2 | 11 | 9.3 | 34 | 12.7 | |
| 60 - 64 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15.2 | 12 | 10.2 | 34 | 12.7 | |
| 65 - 69 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 14 | 11.9 | 26 | 9.7 | |
| 70 or older | 1 | 20 | 35 | 24.1 | 63 | 53.4 | 99 | 36.9 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 5.2 | |
| Mean | 59 | 60 | 69.9 | 64.5 | |||||
| SD | 12 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 14 | |||||
| Region | New England | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.1 | 14 | 5.2 |
| Middle Atlantic | 1 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7.6 | 26 | 9.7 | |
| East North Central | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.7 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 11.2 | |
| West North Central | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 9 | 3.4 | |
| South Atlantic | 2 | 40 | 44 | 30.3 | 48 | 40.7 | 94 | 35.1 | |
| East South Central | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| West South Central | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6.9 | 8 | 6.8 | 19 | 7.1 | |
| Mountain | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 8 | 6.8 | 20 | 7.5 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 20 | 25 | 17.2 | 19 | 16.1 | 45 | 16.8 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 5 | 100 | 145 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 268 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 2 | 40 | 128 | 88.3 | 113 | 95.8 | 243 | 90.7 |
| Ed.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| M.D. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Masters | 3 | 60 | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 8 | 3 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| Less than 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 5 – 9 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 10 – 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0.8 | 14 | 5.2 |
| 15 – 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1.7 | 18 | 6.7 |
| 20 – 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.9 | 10 | 8.5 | 20 | 7.5 |
| 25 or more | 4 | 80 | 80 | 55.2 | 102 | 86.4 | 186 | 69.4 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 9 | 3.4 |
| Mean | 26.8 | 27.6 | 40 | 33.1 | ||||
| SD | 15.7 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 15 | ||||
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 21 Members, 2007
| 21 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N = | 5 | 100 | 145 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 268 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Clinical | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| Counseling psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 7 | 5.9 | 15 | 5.6 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12.4 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 11.6 |
| Developmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Educational | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.2 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Experimental | 1 | 20 | 33 | 22.8 | 33 | 28 | 67 | 25 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 8 | 3 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 15.3 | 34 | 12.7 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 20 | 80 | 55.2 | 82 | 69.5 | 163 | 60.8 | |
| Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Cognitive science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Computer Science | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Engineering | 2 | 40 | 11 | 7.6 | 5 | 4.2 | 18 | 6.7 | |
| Information Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Public Admin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.7 | 11 | 9.3 | 28 | 10.4 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | 60 | 37 | 25.5 | 27 | 22.9 | 67 | 25 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 1 | 20 | 20 | 13.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 23 | 8.6 |
| Science designation | General science | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.7 | 21 | 17.8 | 38 | 14.2 |
| Core science | 4 | 80 | 83 | 57.2 | 76 | 64.4 | 163 | 60.8 | |
| Neither | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17.2 | 19 | 16.1 | 44 | 16.4 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 1: Employment Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2007
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 5 | 100 | 145 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 268 | 100 | |
| Employment status | Employed full time | 1 | 20 | 49 | 33.8 | 40 | 33.9 | 90 | 33.6 |
| Employed part time | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.4 | 7 | 5.9 | 12 | 4.5 | |
| Employed; status not known | 1 | 20 | 17 | 11.7 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 11.6 | |
| Postdoctoral study | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Unemployed, seeking employment | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Retired | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6.8 | 21 | 7.8 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 5.1 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 44 | 37.3 | 104 | 38.8 | |
| Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19.3 | 24 | 20.3 | 52 | 19.4 |
| Not licensed/unknown | 5 | 100 | 117 | 80.7 | 94 | 79.7 | 216 | 80.6 | |
| Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40.8 | 18 | 45 | 38 | 42.2 |
| Four-year colleges | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.3 | |
| Medical school | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Other academic settings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Independent practice | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Business & industry | 1 | 100 | 7 | 14.3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11.1 | |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16.3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15.6 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18.4 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 23.3 | |
| Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100 | 39 | 79.6 | 35 | 87.5 | 75 | 83.3 |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 26 | 53.1 | 21 | 52.5 | 47 | 52.2 | |
| Health/mental health services | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Educational services | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12.2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8.9 | |
| Other applied psychology | 1 | 100 | 28 | 57.1 | 15 | 37.5 | 44 | 48.9 | |
| Management/administration | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55.1 | 25 | 62.5 | 52 | 57.8 | |
| Other employment activities | 1 | 100 | 13 | 26.5 | 9 | 22.5 | 23 | 25.6 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.8 | |
| Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100 | 19 | 38.8 | 21 | 52.5 | 41 | 45.6 |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 17 | 18.9 | |
| Mental Health Services | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Applied Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.2 | 3 | 7.5 | 7 | 7.8 | |
| Management/administration | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 9 | 22.5 | 14 | 15.6 | |
| Other activities | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.8 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2007
| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7.6 | 22 | 18.6 | 33 | 12.3 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 11 | 9.3 | 19 | 7.1 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17.9 | 38 | 32.2 | 64 | 23.9 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.2 | 18 | 15.3 | 27 | 10.1 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 7 | 5.9 | 11 | 4.1 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 6.8 | 17 | 6.3 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 9 | 7.6 | 13 | 4.9 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| 14. SIOP | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15.2 | 24 | 20.3 | 46 | 17.2 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.1 | 10 | 8.5 | 16 | 6 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 20 | 14 | 9.7 | 31 | 26.3 | 46 | 17.2 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 15 | 12.7 | 23 | 8.6 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 5 | 100 | 145 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 268 | 100 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 14 | 5.2 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 6.3 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.4 | 9 | 7.6 | 14 | 5.2 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.4 | 6 | 5.1 | 11 | 4.1 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 7 | 5.9 | 10 | 3.7 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 8 | 6.8 | 11 | 4.1 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.2 | 10 | 3.7 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 50. Addictions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 52. International | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 8 | 6.8 | 12 | 4.5 | |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| 56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 2 | 40 | 59 | 40.7 | 26 | 22 | 87 | 32.5 | |
| Two | 2 | 40 | 53 | 36.6 | 34 | 28.8 | 89 | 33.2 | |
| Three | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 18 | 15.3 | 30 | 11.2 | |
| Four or more | 1 | 20 | 21 | 14.5 | 40 | 33.9 | 62 | 23.1 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8.3 | 12 | 10.2 | 25 | 9.3 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Total | 5 | 100 | 145 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 268 | 100 | |
Source: 2007 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
