Division 27: 2006
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2006
| 27 | Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 354 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 607 | 100 | |
| Gender | Men | 9 | 56.3 | 201 | 56.8 | 177 | 74.7 | 387 | 63.8 |
| Women | 7 | 43.8 | 153 | 43.2 | 60 | 25.3 | 220 | 36.2 | |
| Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 20 | 3.3 | |
| Hispanic | 1 | 6.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 14 | 5.9 | 24 | 4 | |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8.5 | 18 | 7.6 | 48 | 7.9 | |
| White | 14 | 87.5 | 279 | 78.8 | 190 | 80.2 | 483 | 79.6 | |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 23 | 6.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 30 | 4.9 | |
| Age | 35 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 18 | 3 |
| 40 - 44 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7.6 | 4 | 1.7 | 31 | 5.1 | |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9.6 | 5 | 2.1 | 39 | 6.4 | |
| 50 - 54 | 2 | 12.5 | 44 | 12.4 | 26 | 11 | 72 | 11.9 | |
| 55 - 59 | 5 | 31.3 | 74 | 20.9 | 60 | 25.3 | 139 | 22.9 | |
| 60 - 64 | 1 | 6.3 | 47 | 13.3 | 43 | 18.1 | 91 | 15 | |
| 65 - 69 | 2 | 12.5 | 27 | 7.6 | 22 | 9.3 | 51 | 8.4 | |
| 70 or older | 4 | 25 | 65 | 18.4 | 69 | 29.1 | 138 | 22.7 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 12.5 | 19 | 5.4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 4.6 | |
| Mean | 55.4 | 56.1 | 62.9 | 58.7 | |||||
| SD | 23.8 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 18.3 | |||||
| Region | New England | 2 | 12.5 | 33 | 9.3 | 19 | 8 | 54 | 8.9 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 63 | 17.8 | 42 | 17.7 | 108 | 17.8 | |
| East North Central | 2 | 12.5 | 68 | 19.2 | 34 | 14.3 | 104 | 17.1 | |
| West North Central | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.1 | 17 | 2.8 | |
| South Atlantic | 2 | 12.5 | 74 | 20.9 | 61 | 25.7 | 137 | 22.6 | |
| East South Central | 1 | 6.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 10 | 4.2 | 16 | 2.6 | |
| West South Central | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.3 | 15 | 2.5 | |
| Mountain | 2 | 12.5 | 13 | 3.7 | 8 | 3.4 | 23 | 3.8 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16.1 | 44 | 18.6 | 101 | 16.6 | |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.8 | |
| Other | 2 | 12.5 | 11 | 3.1 | 5 | 2.1 | 18 | 3 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2006
| 27 | Membership Status | Total | ||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 16 | 100 | 354 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 607 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 8 | 50 | 310 | 87.6 | 229 | 96.6 | 547 | 90.1 |
| Ed.D. | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 | 17 | 2.8 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.8 | 13 | 2.1 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Masters | 7 | 43.8 | 5 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 13 | 2.1 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 12 | 2 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| 9-May | 2 | 12.5 | 25 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4.4 |
| 10 – 14 | 2 | 12.5 | 45 | 12.7 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 8.9 |
| 15 – 19 | 2 | 12.5 | 34 | 9.6 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 7.1 |
| 20 – 24 | 1 | 6.3 | 40 | 11.3 | 23 | 9.7 | 64 | 10.5 |
| 25 or more | 9 | 56.3 | 203 | 57.3 | 198 | 83.5 | 410 | 67.5 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Mean | 27.4 | 27.3 | 35.5 | 30.5 | ||||
| SD | 14.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 13 | ||||
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 27 Members, 2006
| 27 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 16 | 100 | 354 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 607 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Clinical | 3 | 18.8 | 150 | 42.4 | 86 | 36.3 | 239 | 39.4 | |
| Counseling psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 4 | 1.7 | 20 | 3.3 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Health | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 3.6 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.6 | |
| Sport psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | 31.3 | 197 | 55.6 | 104 | 43.9 | 306 | 50.4 | |
| Research and other subfields | Community | 10 | 62.5 | 86 | 24.3 | 77 | 32.5 | 173 | 28.5 |
| Comparative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Developmental | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.5 | 12 | 5.1 | 28 | 4.6 | |
| Educational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Experimental | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.8 | 6 | 1 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 29 | 4.8 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 68.8 | 131 | 37 | 113 | 47.7 | 255 | 42 | |
| Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Education, Teaching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Epidemiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Public Admin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Public Health | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Social Work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 | 8 | 3.4 | 12 | 2 | |
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.4 | 18 | 7.6 | 37 | 6.1 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Science designation | Not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 9 | 1.5 |
| General science | 11 | 68.8 | 104 | 29.4 | 88 | 37.1 | 203 | 33.4 | |
| Core science | 1 | 6.3 | 44 | 12.4 | 39 | 16.5 | 84 | 13.8 | |
| Neither | 4 | 25 | 199 | 56.2 | 108 | 45.6 | 311 | 51.2 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 27 Members, 2006
| Other division affiliations | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.8 | 24 | 10.1 | 41 | 6.8 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 3 | 18.8 | 22 | 6.2 | 17 | 7.2 | 42 | 6.9 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 1.6 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 20 | 3.3 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.3 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 4.5 | 17 | 7.2 | 34 | 5.6 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.9 | 34 | 14.3 | 62 | 10.2 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 6 | 37.5 | 77 | 21.8 | 95 | 40.1 | 178 | 29.3 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 8 | 3.4 | 11 | 1.8 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 56 | 15.8 | 79 | 33.3 | 135 | 22.2 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.5 | 14 | 5.9 | 30 | 4.9 | |
| 14. SIOP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.5 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 18 | 5.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 28 | 4.6 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 18 | 5.1 | 15 | 6.3 | 34 | 5.6 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 18 | 5.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 30 | 4.9 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 6.3 | 17 | 4.8 | 16 | 6.8 | 34 | 5.6 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.8 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.4 | 15 | 6.3 | 34 | 5.6 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 9 | 3.8 | 25 | 4.1 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 18 | 3 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 17 | 2.8 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 | 16 | 6.8 | 20 | 3.3 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 16 | 100 | 354 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 607 | 100 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4.2 | 17 | 2.8 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 10.5 | 65 | 10.7 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.1 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5.1 | 19 | 3.1 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 18 | 3 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2.1 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.1 | 14 | 5.9 | 25 | 4.1 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 12.5 | 37 | 10.5 | 40 | 16.9 | 79 | 13 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 10 | 4.2 | 22 | 3.6 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 3 | 18.8 | 26 | 7.3 | 25 | 10.5 | 54 | 8.9 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 43 | 12.1 | 35 | 14.8 | 79 | 13 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 16 | 2.6 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.5 | 5 | 2.1 | 21 | 3.5 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6.8 | 17 | 7.2 | 41 | 6.8 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8.8 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 8.2 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 19 | 5.4 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 6.4 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 1 | 6.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 12 | 5.1 | 22 | 3.6 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 6.3 | 34 | 9.6 | 40 | 16.9 | 75 | 12.4 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 23 | 3.8 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 10 | 4.2 | 19 | 3.1 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 25 | 4.1 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 18 | 3 | |
| 50. Addictions | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.5 | 11 | 4.6 | 27 | 4.4 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 10 | 1.6 | |
| 52. International | 1 | 6.3 | 22 | 6.2 | 28 | 11.8 | 51 | 8.4 | |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 19 | 5.4 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 6.4 | |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 | 15 | 6.3 | 23 | 3.8 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 8 | 50 | 79 | 22.3 | 30 | 12.7 | 117 | 19.3 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 82 | 23.2 | 38 | 16 | 120 | 19.8 | |
| Three | 5 | 31.3 | 81 | 22.9 | 53 | 22.4 | 139 | 22.9 | |
| Four or more | 3 | 18.8 | 112 | 31.6 | 116 | 48.9 | 231 | 38.1 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 9 | 56.3 | 141 | 39.8 | 80 | 33.8 | 230 | 37.9 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 8.4 | 27 | 4.4 | |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Experimental hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Total | 16 | 100 | 354 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 607 | 100 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
