Division 24: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 24 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 16 | 100.0 | 281 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 13 | 81.3 | 223 | 79.4 | 87 | 83.7 | 323 | 80.5 |
Women | 3 | 18.8 | 58 | 20.6 | 17 | 16.3 | 78 | 19.5 | |
Race/ethnicity | Asian | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.7 |
Hispanic | 1 | 6.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 6 | 1.5 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.0 | |
White | 9 | 56.3 | 226 | 80.4 | 90 | 86.5 | 325 | 81.0 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .5 | |
Not specified | 5 | 31.3 | 44 | 15.7 | 8 | 7.7 | 57 | 14.2 | |
Age | Under 30 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
35 - 39 | 2 | 12.5 | 12 | 4.3 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.5 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 15 | 3.7 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 5.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 18 | 4.5 | |
50 - 54 | 0 | .0 | 25 | 8.9 | 5 | 4.8 | 30 | 7.5 | |
55 - 59 | 3 | 18.8 | 35 | 12.5 | 11 | 10.6 | 49 | 12.2 | |
60 - 64 | 4 | 25.0 | 40 | 14.2 | 16 | 15.4 | 60 | 15.0 | |
65 - 69 | 4 | 25.0 | 35 | 12.5 | 11 | 10.6 | 50 | 12.5 | |
70 or older | 2 | 12.5 | 83 | 29.5 | 55 | 52.9 | 140 | 34.9 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 21 | 7.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 23 | 5.7 | |
Mean | 59.4 | 63.7 | 71.5 | 65.6 | |||||
SD | 10.7 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | |||||
Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 28 | 10.0 | 14 | 13.5 | 42 | 10.5 |
Middle Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 67 | 23.8 | 25 | 24.0 | 95 | 23.7 | |
East North Central | 1 | 6.3 | 34 | 12.1 | 8 | 7.7 | 43 | 10.7 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 13 | 4.6 | 5 | 4.8 | 18 | 4.5 | |
South Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 31 | 11.0 | 19 | 18.3 | 53 | 13.2 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.2 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.2 | |
West South Central | 2 | 12.5 | 17 | 6.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 22 | 5.5 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 16 | 5.7 | 7 | 6.7 | 23 | 5.7 | |
Pacific | 4 | 25.0 | 37 | 13.2 | 17 | 16.3 | 58 | 14.5 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 19 | 6.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 22 | 5.5 | |
Other | 2 | 12.5 | 10 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 15 | 3.7 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 24 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 16 | 100.0 | 281 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 2 | 12.5 | 255 | 90.7 | 98 | 94.2 | 355 | 88.5 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.5 |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.5 |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .2 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.2 |
Masters | 13 | 81.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 4.2 |
Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .7 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 5.3 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 4.0 |
5 - 9 | 4 | 25.0 | 14 | 5.0 | 0 | .0 | 18 | 4.5 |
10 - 14 | 1 | 6.3 | 26 | 9.3 | 1 | 1.0 | 28 | 7.0 |
15 - 19 | 0 | .0 | 29 | 10.3 | 5 | 4.8 | 34 | 8.5 |
20 - 24 | 1 | 6.3 | 31 | 11.0 | 4 | 3.8 | 36 | 9.0 |
25 or more | 8 | 50.0 | 161 | 57.3 | 93 | 89.4 | 262 | 65.3 |
Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.7 |
Mean | 20.3 | 29.0 | 41.8 | 32.0 | ||||
SD | 13.2 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 16.2 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 24 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 14 | 100.0 | 275 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 393 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Clinical | 4 | 25.0 | 124 | 44.1 | 32 | 30.8 | 160 | 39.9 |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 22 | 7.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 28 | 7.0 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 6 | 1.5 | |
School | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 37.5 | 154 | 54.8 | 40 | 38.5 | 200 | 49.9 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.7 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .5 | |
Developmental | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.9 | 11 | 2.7 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .2 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 9 | 8.7 | 12 | 3.0 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 5.7 | 12 | 11.5 | 29 | 7.2 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 2 | 12.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.5 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Personality | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.8 | 18 | 4.5 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.2 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .5 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 13 | 12.5 | 21 | 5.2 | |
Subtotal | 5 | 31.3 | 66 | 23.5 | 49 | 47.1 | 120 | 29.9 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Cognitive science | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | |
Counseling | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 1 | 6.3 | 6 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 2.0 | |
Industrial Relations | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .5 | |
Theology/Religion | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .7 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 22 | 7.8 | 12 | 11.5 | 34 | 8.5 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 18.8 | 40 | 14.2 | 14 | 13.5 | 57 | 14.2 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 3 | 18.8 | 16 | 5.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 23 | 5.7 | |
Core science | 4 | 25.0 | 64 | 22.8 | 49 | 47.1 | 117 | 29.2 | |
Neither | 7 | 43.8 | 180 | 64.1 | 50 | 48.1 | 237 | 59.1 | |
Not specified | 2 | 12.5 | 21 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 24 | 6.0 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 24 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 16 | 100.0 | 281 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 3 | 18.8 | 99 | 35.2 | 41 | 39.4 | 143 | 35.7 |
Working part time | 1 | 6.3 | 25 | 8.9 | 5 | 4.8 | 31 | 7.7 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .2 | |
Retired and not working | 2 | 12.5 | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 17.3 | 39 | 9.7 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 9 | 8.7 | 17 | 4.2 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.0 | |
Not specified | 10 | 62.5 | 125 | 44.5 | 28 | 26.9 | 163 | 40.6 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 4 | 25.0 | 163 | 58.0 | 45 | 43.3 | 212 | 52.9 |
Not licensed/unknown | 12 | 75.0 | 118 | 42.0 | 59 | 56.7 | 189 | 47.1 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 0 | .0 | 41 | 41.4 | 28 | 68.3 | 69 | 48.3 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 12 | 12.1 | 4 | 9.8 | 16 | 11.2 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | |
Other academic settings | 1 | 33.3 | 7 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 9 | 6.3 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.4 | |
Independent practice | 2 | 66.7 | 19 | 19.2 | 2 | 4.9 | 23 | 16.1 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 7 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 8 | 5.6 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.4 | |
Other human service | 0 | .0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.8 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.1 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 3.5 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 66.7 | 56 | 56.6 | 32 | 78.0 | 90 | 62.9 |
Education | 2 | 66.7 | 66 | 66.7 | 32 | 78.0 | 100 | 69.9 | |
Health/mental health services | 2 | 66.7 | 48 | 48.5 | 13 | 31.7 | 63 | 44.1 | |
Educational services | 0 | .0 | 18 | 18.2 | 5 | 12.2 | 23 | 16.1 | |
Other applied psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 19.2 | 5 | 12.2 | 24 | 16.8 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 33.3 | 40 | 40.4 | 22 | 53.7 | 63 | 44.1 | |
Other employment activities | 1 | 33.3 | 21 | 21.2 | 9 | 22.0 | 31 | 21.7 | |
Not specified | 1 | 33.3 | 16 | 16.2 | 5 | 12.2 | 22 | 15.4 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | .0 | 13 | 13.1 | 14 | 34.1 | 27 | 18.9 |
Education | 1 | 33.3 | 34 | 34.3 | 12 | 29.3 | 47 | 32.9 | |
Mental Health Services | 1 | 33.3 | 24 | 24.2 | 3 | 7.3 | 28 | 19.6 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 9 | 9.1 | 6 | 14.6 | 15 | 10.5 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | .7 | |
Not specified | 1 | 33.3 | 18 | 18.2 | 5 | 12.2 | 24 | 16.8 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 24 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 3 | 18.8 | 34 | 12.1 | 43 | 41.3 | 80 | 20.0 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | 8.5 | 16 | 15.4 | 40 | 10.0 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 21 | 20.2 | 25 | 6.2 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.2 | 12 | 11.5 | 21 | 5.2 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 8 | 7.7 | 12 | 3.0 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 6 | 2.1 | 11 | 10.6 | 18 | 4.5 |
8. Personality & Social | 3 | 18.8 | 39 | 13.9 | 32 | 30.8 | 74 | 18.5 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 15 | 5.3 | 23 | 22.1 | 38 | 9.5 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 2 | 12.5 | 24 | 8.5 | 14 | 13.5 | 40 | 10.0 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 32 | 11.4 | 20 | 19.2 | 53 | 13.2 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 7 | 6.7 | 13 | 3.2 |
14. SIOP | 3 | 18.8 | 6 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.8 | 13 | 3.2 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 12.5 | 12 | 4.3 | 12 | 11.5 | 26 | 6.5 |
16. School Psychology | 2 | 12.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.8 | 11 | 2.7 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 22 | 7.8 | 11 | 10.6 | 34 | 8.5 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.2 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.9 | 7 | 1.7 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 14 | 5.0 | 8 | 7.7 | 22 | 5.5 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | .7 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.2 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 8 | 2.0 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 16 | 100.0 | 281 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 9 | 8.7 | 13 | 3.2 |
26. History of Psychology | 2 | 12.5 | 43 | 15.3 | 49 | 47.1 | 94 | 23.4 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 14 | 3.5 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 11 | 2.7 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 41 | 14.6 | 15 | 14.4 | 57 | 14.2 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3.9 | 6 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.2 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 6 | 5.8 | 8 | 2.0 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 2 | 12.5 | 52 | 18.5 | 24 | 23.1 | 78 | 19.5 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | 2.9 | 4 | 1.0 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 | 6.7 | 10 | 2.5 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 17 | 6.0 | 10 | 9.6 | 27 | 6.7 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 2 | 12.5 | 46 | 16.4 | 16 | 15.4 | 64 | 16.0 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | .7 | 4 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.7 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 3.6 | 10 | 9.6 | 20 | 5.0 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 31 | 11.0 | 8 | 7.7 | 39 | 9.7 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 6.8 | 4 | 3.8 | 23 | 5.7 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.8 | 13 | 3.2 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 25 | 8.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 32 | 8.0 |
43. Family Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.8 | 21 | 5.2 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.1 | 6 | 5.8 | 12 | 3.0 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 8 | 7.7 | 15 | 3.7 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 14 | 3.5 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 11 | 2.7 |
48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 4.3 | 9 | 8.7 | 22 | 5.5 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 15 | 5.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 18 | 4.5 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.9 | 10 | 2.5 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 4.8 | 8 | 2.0 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 14 | 13.5 | 22 | 5.5 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 7 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.9 | 11 | 2.7 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 4 | 3.8 | 6 | 1.5 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 8 | 2.0 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.8 | 13 | 3.2 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 1 | 6.3 | 59 | 21.0 | 6 | 5.8 | 66 | 16.5 |
Two | 7 | 43.8 | 62 | 22.1 | 10 | 9.6 | 79 | 19.7 |
Three | 3 | 18.8 | 55 | 19.6 | 19 | 18.3 | 77 | 19.2 |
Four or more | 5 | 31.3 | 105 | 37.4 | 69 | 66.3 | 179 | 44.6 |
Number belonging to state associations | 2 | 12.5 | 112 | 39.9 | 24 | 23.1 | 138 | 34.4 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.8 | 7 | 6.7 | 15 | 3.7 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | .5 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .2 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .2 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | .7 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 1 | 6.3 | 81 | 28.8 | 13 | 12.5 | 95 | 23.7 |
Total | 16 | 100.0 | 281 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
