Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 21 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

5

100.0

145

100.0

118

100.0

268

100.0

Gender

Men

3

60.0

108

74.5

103

87.3

214

79.9

Women

2

40.0

37

25.5

15

12.7

54

20.1

Race/

Ethnicity

Asian

1

20.0

4

2.8

1

.8

6

2.2

Hispanic

0

.0

2

1.4

2

1.7

4

1.5

Black

0

.0

2

1.4

1

.8

3

1.1

White

3

60.0

119

82.1

106

89.8

228

85.1

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.4

Not specified

1

20.0

17

11.7

8

6.8

26

9.7

Age

Under 30

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.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

.8

12

4.5

50 - 54

3

60.0

11

7.6

12

10.2

26

9.7

55 - 59

1

20.0

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

20.0

35

24.1

63

53.4

99

36.9

Not specified

0

.0

11

7.6

3

2.5

14

5.2

Mean

59.0

 

60.0

 

69.9

 

64.5

 

SD

12.0

 

14.3

 

11.6

 

14.0

 

Region

New England

0

.0

8

5.5

6

5.1

14

5.2

Middle Atlantic

1

20.0

16

11.0

9

7.6

26

9.7

East North Central

0

.0

17

11.7

13

11.0

30

11.2

West North Central

0

.0

6

4.1

3

2.5

9

3.4

South Atlantic

2

40.0

44

30.3

48

40.7

94

35.1

East South Central

0

.0

3

2.1

1

.8

4

1.5

West South Central

1

20.0

10

6.9

8

6.8

19

7.1

Mountain

0

.0

12

8.3

8

6.8

20

7.5

Pacific

1

20.0

25

17.2

19

16.1

45

16.8

Canada

0

.0

3

2.1

1

.8

4

1.5

Other

0

.0

1

.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

100.0

145

100.0

118

100.0

268

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

2

40.0

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

.8

1

.4

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

4

2.8

1

.8

5

1.9

Masters

3

60.0

4

2.8

1

.8

8

3.0

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

20.0

10

6.9

1

.8

12

4.5

10 – 14

0

.0

13

9.0

1

.8

14

5.2

15 – 19

0

.0

16

11.0

2

1.7

18

6.7

20 – 24

0

.0

10

6.9

10

8.5

20

7.5

25 or more

4

80.0

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

 

40.0

 

33.1

 

SD

15.7

 

14.7

 

12.2

 

15.0

 

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

100.0

145

100.0

118

100.0

268

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.4

Clinical

0

.0

3

2.1

4

3.4

7

2.6

Counseling psychology

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.4

Forensic

0

.0

2

1.4

1

.8

3

1.1

Geropsychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Health

0

.0

1

.7

1

.8

2

.7

Subtotal

0

.0

8

5.5

7

5.9

15

5.6

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

18

12.4

13

11.0

31

11.6

Developmental

0

.0

0

.0

2

1.7

2

.7

Educational

0

.0

2

1.4

5

4.2

7

2.6

Environmental

0

.0

0

.0

2

1.7

2

.7

Experimental

1

20.0

33

22.8

33

28.0

67

25.0

General/Methods & Systems

0

.0

4

2.8

4

3.4

8

3.0

Industrial/Organizational

0

.0

16

11.0

18

15.3

34

12.7

Personality

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.4

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

1

.7

1

.8

2

.7

Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

0

.0

2

1.4

1

.8

3

1.1

Social

0

.0

3

2.1

3

2.5

6

2.2

Subtotal

1

20.0

80

55.2

82

69.5

163

60.8

Other fields

Business or Management

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Cognitive science

0

.0

0

.0

2

1.7

2

.7

Computer Science

0

.0

4

2.8

1

.8

5

1.9

Education, Teaching

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Engineering

2

40.0

11

7.6

5

4.2

18

6.7

Information Science

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Medicine

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

1

.7

2

1.7

3

1.1

Psychiatry

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Public Admin

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.4

Social/Behavioral Sciences

1

20.0

3

2.1

1

.8

5

1.9

Other

0

.0

17

11.7

11

9.3

28

10.4

Subtotal

3

60.0

37

25.5

27

22.9

67

25.0

Not specified

Not specified

1

20.0

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

80.0

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

100.0

145

100.0

118

100.0

268

100.0

Employment status

Employed full time

1

20.0

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

20.0

17

11.7

13

11.0

31

11.6

Postdoctoral study

1

20.0

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

Unemployed, seeking employment

0

.0

2

1.4

0

.0

2

.7

Retired

0

.0

13

9.0

8

6.8

21

7.8

Other

0

.0

1

.7

6

5.1

7

2.6

Not specified

2

40.0

58

40.0

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

100.0

117

80.7

94

79.7

216

80.6

Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only)

University settings

0

.0

20

40.8

18

45.0

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

.0

1

1.1

Independent practice

0

.0

2

4.1

0

.0

2

2.2

Business & industry

1

100.0

7

14.3

2

5.0

10

11.1

Government

0

.0

8

16.3

6

15.0

14

15.6

Other

0

.0

9

18.4

12

30.0

21

23.3

Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)

Research

1

100.0

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

5.0

4

4.4

Educational services

0

.0

6

12.2

2

5.0

8

8.9

Other applied psychology

1

100.0

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

100.0

13

26.5

9

22.5

23

25.6

Not specified

0

.0

5

10.2

2

5.0

7

7.8

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)

Research

1

100.0

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

.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

.0

1

1.1

Not specified

0

.0

5

10.2

2

5.0

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

.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

6.0

16. School Psychology

0

.0

2

1.4

2

1.7

4

1.5

17. Counseling Psychology

0

.0

1

.7

4

3.4

5

1.9

18. Psychologists in Public Service

0

.0

1

.7

4

3.4

5

1.9

19. Society for Military Psychology

1

20.0

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

100.0

145

100.0

118

100.0

268

100.0

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

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

3

2.1

5

4.2

8

3.0

26. History of Psychology

0

.0

4

2.8

13

11.0

17

6.3

27. Community Psychology

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

29. Psychotherapy

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

30. Psychological Hypnosis

1

20.0

2

1.4

3

2.5

6

2.2

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

1

.7

4

3.4

5

1.9

32. Humanistic Psychology

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

0

.0

1

.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

.7

2

1.7

3

1.1

36. Psychology of Religion

1

20.0

1

.7

4

3.4

6

2.2

37. Child and Family Policy & Practice

0

.0

1

.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

.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

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

43. Family Psychology

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

0

.0

1

.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

3.0

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

0

.0

3

2.1

8

6.8

11

4.1

48. Peace Psychology

1

20.0

4

2.8

5

4.2

10

3.7

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

50. Addictions

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

51. Men & Masculinity

0

.0

1

.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

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

54. Pediatric Psychology

1

20.0

1

.7

2

1.7

4

1.5

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

1

.7

3

2.5

4

1.5

56. Trauma Psychology

0

.0

1

.7

1

.8

2

.7

Number of divisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

2

40.0

59

40.7

26

22.0

87

32.5

Two

2

40.0

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

20.0

21

14.5

40

33.9

62

23.1

Number belonging to state associations

 

1

20.0

12

8.3

12

10.2

25

9.3

ABPP Clinical psychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.8

1

.4

Organizational business consulting psychology

0

.0

2

1.4

2

1.7

4

1.5

School

0

.0

1

.7

0

.0

1

.4

Forensic

0

.0

2

1.4

1

.8

3

1.1

Total

5

100.0

145

100.0

118

100.0

268

100.0

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.