Division 23: 2006
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 23 Members, 2006
| 23 | Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 195 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 278 | 100 | |
| Gender | Men | 12 | 75 | 148 | 75.9 | 65 | 97 | 225 | 80.9 |
| Women | 4 | 25 | 44 | 22.6 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 18 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Race/ethnicity | Asian | 3 | 18.8 | 12 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.4 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| White | 11 | 68.8 | 151 | 77.4 | 61 | 91 | 223 | 80.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 12.5 | 21 | 10.8 | 5 | 7.5 | 28 | 10.1 | |
| Age | Under 30 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| 40 - 44 | 2 | 12.5 | 12 | 6.2 | 1 | 1.5 | 15 | 5.4 | |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.4 | |
| 50 - 54 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 11.3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 11.5 | |
| 55 - 59 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.9 | 7 | 10.4 | 38 | 13.7 | |
| 60 - 64 | 1 | 6.3 | 34 | 17.4 | 11 | 16.4 | 46 | 16.5 | |
| 65 - 69 | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 6.2 | 5 | 7.5 | 18 | 6.5 | |
| 70 or older | 7 | 43.8 | 39 | 20 | 28 | 41.8 | 74 | 26.6 | |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 | 7 | 10.4 | 18 | 6.5 | |
| Mean | 61.3 | 55.4 | 62.5 | 57.4 | |||||
| SD | 16.5 | 20 | 25.6 | 21.5 | |||||
| Region | New England | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 8.3 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4 | 25 | 52 | 26.7 | 7 | 10.4 | 63 | 22.7 | |
| East North Central | 3 | 18.8 | 32 | 16.4 | 13 | 19.4 | 48 | 17.3 | |
| West North Central | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 2.6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.6 | |
| South Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 24 | 12.3 | 17 | 25.4 | 44 | 15.8 | |
| East South Central | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.5 | |
| West South Central | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.3 | |
| Mountain | 1 | 6.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 6.3 | 25 | 12.8 | 12 | 17.9 | 38 | 13.7 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| Other | 3 | 18.8 | 11 | 5.6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 6.5 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 23 Members, 2006
| 23 | Membership Status | Total | ||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 195 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 278 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 1 | 6.3 | 174 | 89.2 | 63 | 94 | 238 | 85.6 |
| Ed.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Masters | 14 | 87.5 | 9 | 4.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 24 | 8.6 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| Less than 5 | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.1 |
| 9-May | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.1 |
| 10 – 14 | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.7 |
| 15 – 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 16 | 5.8 |
| 20 – 24 | 1 | 6.3 | 23 | 11.8 | 5 | 7.5 | 29 | 10.4 |
| 25 or more | 11 | 68.8 | 108 | 55.4 | 59 | 88.1 | 178 | 64 |
| Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.9 |
| Mean | 32.4 | 27.6 | 42.7 | 31.5 | ||||
| SD | 16.1 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 16.6 | ||||
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 23 Members, 2006
| 23 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 16 | 100 | 195 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 278 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Clinical | 2 | 12.5 | 19 | 9.7 | 5 | 7.5 | 26 | 9.4 |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Counseling psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Subtotal | 2 | 12.5 | 25 | 12.8 | 8 | 11.9 | 35 | 12.6 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 3.2 |
| Developmental | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Educational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Experimental | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.9 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 4 | 25 | 27 | 13.8 | 8 | 11.9 | 39 | 14 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 2 | 12.5 | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 2.9 | |
| Social | 3 | 18.8 | 50 | 25.6 | 14 | 20.9 | 67 | 24.1 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 62.5 | 105 | 53.8 | 30 | 44.8 | 145 | 52.2 | |
| Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Business or Management | 2 | 12.5 | 28 | 14.4 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 12.9 | |
| Cognitive science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Public Admin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| Other | 2 | 12.5 | 21 | 10.8 | 16 | 23.9 | 39 | 14 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 25 | 58 | 29.7 | 26 | 38.8 | 88 | 31.7 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 10 | 3.6 |
| Science designation | Not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 10 | 3.6 |
| General science | 4 | 25 | 32 | 16.4 | 11 | 16.4 | 47 | 16.9 | |
| Core science | 6 | 37.5 | 82 | 42.1 | 26 | 38.8 | 114 | 41 | |
| Neither | 6 | 37.5 | 74 | 37.9 | 27 | 40.3 | 107 | 38.5 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 23 Members, 2006
| Other division affiliations | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.2 | 10 | 14.9 | 22 | 7.9 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 8 | 11.9 | 14 | 5 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.6 | 13 | 19.4 | 22 | 7.9 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6.1 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2.9 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 3 | 18.8 | 54 | 27.7 | 25 | 37.3 | 82 | 29.5 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.2 | 13 | 19.4 | 29 | 10.4 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 | 5 | 7.5 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4.3 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 8 | 11.9 | 14 | 5 | |
| 14. SIOP | 6 | 37.5 | 25 | 12.8 | 14 | 20.9 | 45 | 16.2 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 11 | 4 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2.5 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 5 | 7.5 | 12 | 4.3 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 16 | 100 | 195 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 278 | 100 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 | 7 | 2.5 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 8 | 11.9 | 15 | 5.4 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2.5 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 12.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2.5 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.1 | 5 | 7.5 | 15 | 5.4 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.9 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.1 | 11 | 16.4 | 21 | 7.6 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 8 | 2.9 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 7 | 10.4 | 12 | 4.3 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.5 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4.7 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.1 | 5 | 7.5 | 13 | 4.7 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| 50. Addictions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| 52. International | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 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 | 1.8 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 7 | 43.8 | 86 | 44.1 | 16 | 23.9 | 109 | 39.2 | |
| Two | 7 | 43.8 | 52 | 26.7 | 17 | 25.4 | 76 | 27.3 | |
| Three | 1 | 6.3 | 27 | 13.8 | 9 | 13.4 | 37 | 13.3 | |
| Four or more | 1 | 6.3 | 30 | 15.4 | 25 | 37.3 | 56 | 20.1 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 3 | 18.8 | 32 | 16.4 | 11 | 16.4 | 46 | 16.5 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 16 | 100 | 195 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 278 | 100 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
