Division 23: 2005
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 23 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 17 | 100 | 206 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 289 | 100 |
| Men | 12 | 70.6 | 157 | 76.2 | 64 | 97 | 233 | 80.6 |
| Women | 5 | 29.4 | 45 | 21.8 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 18 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Asian | 3 | 17.6 | 12 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.2 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.7 |
| White | 12 | 70.6 | 157 | 76.2 | 59 | 89.4 | 228 | 78.9 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Not specified | 2 | 11.8 | 27 | 13.1 | 6 | 9.1 | 35 | 12.1 |
| Under 30 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 40 - 44 | 2 | 11.8 | 9 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 45 - 49 | 1 | 5.9 | 15 | 7.3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.2 |
| 50 - 54 | 4 | 23.5 | 27 | 13.1 | 7 | 10.6 | 38 | 13.1 |
| 55 - 59 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 42 | 14.5 |
| 60 - 64 | 1 | 5.9 | 26 | 12.6 | 11 | 16.7 | 38 | 13.1 |
| 65 - 69 | 1 | 5.9 | 11 | 5.3 | 5 | 7.6 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 70 or older | 7 | 41.2 | 39 | 18.9 | 27 | 40.9 | 73 | 25.3 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.8 | 9 | 13.6 | 23 | 8 |
| Mean | 59.6 | 57.6 | 69.7 | 60.4 | ||||
| SD | 16.2 | 14.7 | 14 | 15.4 | ||||
| New England | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7.8 | 6 | 9.1 | 22 | 7.6 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4 | 23.5 | 56 | 27.2 | 9 | 13.6 | 69 | 23.9 |
| East North Central | 3 | 17.6 | 34 | 16.5 | 11 | 16.7 | 48 | 16.6 |
| West North Central | 1 | 5.9 | 5 | 2.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 10 | 3.5 |
| South Atlantic | 3 | 17.6 | 30 | 14.6 | 18 | 27.3 | 51 | 17.6 |
| East South Central | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 |
| West South Central | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.2 |
| Mountain | 1 | 5.9 | 6 | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.1 |
| Pacific | 1 | 5.9 | 25 | 12.1 | 10 | 15.2 | 36 | 12.5 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.1 |
| Other | 4 | 23.5 | 11 | 5.3 | 4 | 6.1 | 19 | 6.6 |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 23 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 17 | 100 | 206 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 289 | 100 |
| Ph.D. | 1 | 5.9 | 183 | 88.8 | 61 | 92.4 | 245 | 84.8 |
| Ed.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Masters | 15 | 88.2 | 10 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 26 | 9 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Not specified | 1 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Less than 5 | 2 | 11.8 | 18 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6.9 |
| 9-May | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.8 |
| 14-Oct | 1 | 5.9 | 15 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 15 - 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.2 | 3 | 4.5 | 24 | 8.3 |
| 20 - 24 | 2 | 11.8 | 23 | 11.2 | 3 | 4.5 | 28 | 9.7 |
| 25 or more | 11 | 64.7 | 109 | 52.9 | 57 | 86.4 | 177 | 61.2 |
| Not specified | 1 | 5.9 | 6 | 2.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Mean | 31.1 | 26.7 | 42.2 | 30.4 | ||||
| SD | 15.6 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 16.6 | ||||
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 23 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| 23 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 17 | 100 | 206 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 289 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Clinical | 2 | 11.8 | 21 | 10.2 | 5 | 7.6 | 28 | 9.7 |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Counseling psychology | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | 17.6 | 26 | 12.6 | 8 | 12.1 | 37 | 12.8 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 1 | 5.9 | 7 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 3.1 |
| Developmental | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Educational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Experimental | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.8 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 4 | 23.5 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 12.1 | 43 | 14.9 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 2 | 11.8 | 5 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 2.8 | |
| Social | 3 | 17.6 | 54 | 26.2 | 15 | 22.7 | 72 | 24.9 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 58.8 | 116 | 56.3 | 31 | 47 | 157 | 54.3 | |
| Other fields | Business or Management | 2 | 11.8 | 24 | 11.7 | 5 | 7.6 | 31 | 10.7 |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Public Admin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Other | 2 | 11.8 | 22 | 10.7 | 15 | 22.7 | 39 | 13.5 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 23.5 | 53 | 25.7 | 23 | 34.8 | 80 | 27.7 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.3 | 4 | 6.1 | 15 | 5.2 | |
| Science designation | General science | 4 | 23.5 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 16.7 | 48 | 16.6 |
| Core science | 6 | 35.3 | 88 | 42.7 | 26 | 39.4 | 120 | 41.5 | |
| Neither | 7 | 41.2 | 74 | 35.9 | 25 | 37.9 | 106 | 36.7 | |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 23 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Other divisions | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 1. General Psychology | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.3 | 10 | 15.2 | 23 | 8 |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 8 | 12.1 | 15 | 5.2 |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.9 | 13 | 19.7 | 23 | 8 |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.3 | 6 | 9.1 | 21 | 7.3 |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 9.1 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 8. Personality & Social | 3 | 17.6 | 57 | 27.7 | 24 | 36.4 | 84 | 29.1 |
| 9. SPSSI | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.3 | 13 | 19.7 | 30 | 10.4 |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 5 | 7.6 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 6 | 9.1 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 10 | 15.2 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 14. SIOP | 7 | 41.2 | 29 | 14.1 | 14 | 21.2 | 50 | 17.3 |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 5.9 | 8 | 3.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 16. School Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 4 | 6.1 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.9 | 5 | 7.6 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.4 | 6 | 9.1 | 15 | 5.2 |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 17 | 100 | 206 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 289 | 100 |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 4 | 6.1 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 7.6 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.9 | 8 | 12.1 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 27. Community Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.1 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 4 | 6.1 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 11.8 | 5 | 2.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9.1 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 33. Mental Retardation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.3 | 5 | 7.6 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 37. Child, Youth & Family Services | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 38. Health Psychology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.3 | 11 | 16.7 | 22 | 7.6 |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.9 | 4 | 6.1 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 7 | 10.6 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 43. Family Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.9 | 6 | 9.1 | 14 | 4.8 |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.9 | 5 | 7.6 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.1 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 50. Addictions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 52. International | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 5 | 7.6 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
| One | 7 | 41.2 | 90 | 43.7 | 16 | 24.2 | 113 | 39.1 |
| Two | 8 | 47.1 | 54 | 26.2 | 15 | 22.7 | 77 | 26.6 |
| Three | 1 | 5.9 | 29 | 14.1 | 9 | 13.6 | 39 | 13.5 |
| Four or more | 1 | 5.9 | 33 | 16 | 26 | 39.4 | 60 | 20.8 |
| Number belonging to state associations | 3 | 17.6 | 34 | 16.5 | 11 | 16.7 | 48 | 16.6 |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Industrial-organizational | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7.6 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Total | 17 | 100 | 206 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 289 | 100 |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
