Division 48: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 48 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 29 | 100.0 | 346 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 484 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 12 | 41.4 | 181 | 52.3 | 76 | 69.7 | 269 | 55.6 |
Women | 17 | 58.6 | 164 | 47.4 | 33 | 30.3 | 214 | 44.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 |
Asian | 1 | 3.4 | 9 | 2.6 | 1 | .9 | 11 | 2.3 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.8 | 11 | 2.3 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.3 | 4 | 3.7 | 12 | 2.5 | |
White | 21 | 72.4 | 266 | 76.9 | 97 | 89.0 | 384 | 79.3 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.7 | |
Not specified | 7 | 24.1 | 47 | 13.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 56 | 11.6 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 |
30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 | |
35 - 39 | 1 | 3.4 | 10 | 2.9 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 2.3 | |
40 - 44 | 1 | 3.4 | 8 | 2.3 | 1 | .9 | 10 | 2.1 | |
45 - 49 | 1 | 3.4 | 19 | 5.5 | 1 | .9 | 21 | 4.3 | |
50 - 54 | 3 | 10.3 | 28 | 8.1 | 6 | 5.5 | 37 | 7.6 | |
55 - 59 | 3 | 10.3 | 60 | 17.3 | 8 | 7.3 | 71 | 14.7 | |
60 - 64 | 2 | 6.9 | 63 | 18.2 | 15 | 13.8 | 80 | 16.5 | |
65 - 69 | 6 | 20.7 | 48 | 13.9 | 16 | 14.7 | 70 | 14.5 | |
70 or older | 8 | 27.6 | 82 | 23.7 | 61 | 56.0 | 151 | 31.2 | |
Not specified | 3 | 10.3 | 24 | 6.9 | 1 | .9 | 28 | 5.8 | |
Mean | 63.7 | 62.8 | 72.2 | 65.1 | |||||
SD | 14.9 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.2 | |||||
Region | New England | 1 | 3.4 | 38 | 11.0 | 15 | 13.8 | 54 | 11.2 |
Middle Atlantic | 8 | 27.6 | 82 | 23.7 | 21 | 19.3 | 111 | 22.9 | |
East North Central | 3 | 10.3 | 36 | 10.4 | 8 | 7.3 | 47 | 9.7 | |
West North Central | 2 | 6.9 | 12 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 17 | 3.5 | |
South Atlantic | 3 | 10.3 | 43 | 12.4 | 17 | 15.6 | 63 | 13.0 | |
East South Central | 1 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.7 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 10 | 2.1 | |
Mountain | 2 | 6.9 | 20 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.7 | 26 | 5.4 | |
Pacific | 9 | 31.0 | 87 | 25.1 | 32 | 29.4 | 128 | 26.4 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.6 | 7 | 6.4 | 16 | 3.3 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 48 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 29 | 100.0 | 346 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 484 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 4 | 13.8 | 282 | 81.5 | 102 | 93.6 | 388 | 80.2 |
Ed.D. | 2 | 6.9 | 19 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 27 | 5.6 |
Psy.D. | 1 | 3.4 | 26 | 7.5 | 0 | .0 | 27 | 5.6 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 2.7 |
Masters | 21 | 72.4 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | .9 | 26 | 5.4 |
Not specified | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 4 | 13.8 | 11 | 3.2 | 0 | .0 | 15 | 3.1 |
5 – 9 | 2 | 6.9 | 18 | 5.2 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 4.1 |
10 – 14 | 1 | 3.4 | 33 | 9.5 | 1 | .9 | 35 | 7.2 |
15 – 19 | 2 | 6.9 | 45 | 13.0 | 1 | .9 | 48 | 9.9 |
20 – 24 | 4 | 13.8 | 33 | 9.5 | 8 | 7.3 | 45 | 9.3 |
25 or more | 14 | 48.3 | 193 | 55.8 | 98 | 89.9 | 305 | 63.0 |
Not specified | 2 | 6.9 | 13 | 3.8 | 1 | .9 | 16 | 3.3 |
Mean | 25.9 | 27.6 | 42.8 | 31.0 | ||||
SD | 16.1 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 15.2 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 48 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 28 | 100.0 | 342 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 479 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.4 |
Clinical | 5 | 17.2 | 168 | 48.6 | 23 | 21.1 | 196 | 40.5 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Counseling psychology | 6 | 20.7 | 31 | 9.0 | 6 | 5.5 | 43 | 8.9 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 1 | .9 | 6 | 1.2 | |
School | 3 | 10.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.9 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Subtotal | 14 | 48.3 | 223 | 64.5 | 31 | 28.4 | 268 | 55.4 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.2 |
Community | 2 | 6.9 | 2 | .6 | 4 | 3.7 | 8 | 1.7 | |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .2 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 14 | 2.9 | |
Educational | 2 | 6.9 | 7 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 11 | 2.3 | |
Experimental | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | .9 | 6 | 5.5 | 10 | 2.1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.7 | 1 | .9 | 7 | 1.4 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 3.7 | 6 | 1.2 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Personality | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | .6 | 3 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.2 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 1 | .2 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Social | 1 | 3.4 | 22 | 6.4 | 30 | 27.5 | 53 | 11.0 | |
Subtotal | 8 | 27.6 | 62 | 17.9 | 57 | 52.3 | 127 | 26.2 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 |
Communications/Journalism | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 | |
Nursing | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 | |
Sociology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Other | 3 | 10.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 17 | 15.6 | 32 | 6.6 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 13.8 | 24 | 6.9 | 21 | 19.3 | 49 | 10.1 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 3 | 10.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 11 | 10.1 | 26 | 5.4 | |
Core science | 5 | 17.2 | 62 | 17.9 | 50 | 45.9 | 117 | 24.2 | |
Neither | 18 | 62.1 | 235 | 67.9 | 48 | 44.0 | 301 | 62.2 | |
Not specified | 3 | 10.3 | 37 | 10.7 | 0 | .0 | 40 | 8.3 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 48 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 29 | 100.0 | 346 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 484 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 3 | 10.3 | 142 | 41.0 | 49 | 45.0 | 194 | 40.1 |
Working part time | 1 | 3.4 | 34 | 9.8 | 7 | 6.4 | 42 | 8.7 | |
Postdoctoral study | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Retired and not working | 4 | 13.8 | 18 | 5.2 | 24 | 22.0 | 46 | 9.5 | |
Retired and still working | 1 | 3.4 | 4 | 1.2 | 10 | 9.2 | 15 | 3.1 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 1 | .9 | 4 | .8 | |
Not specified | 19 | 65.5 | 142 | 41.0 | 17 | 15.6 | 178 | 36.8 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 10 | 34.5 | 228 | 65.9 | 42 | 38.5 | 280 | 57.9 |
Not licensed/unknown | 19 | 65.5 | 118 | 34.1 | 67 | 61.5 | 204 | 42.1 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 0 | .0 | 23 | 16.2 | 27 | 55.1 | 50 | 25.8 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 10 | 7.0 | 6 | 12.2 | 16 | 8.2 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.1 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 4.1 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.1 | |
Independent practice | 1 | 33.3 | 53 | 37.3 | 4 | 8.2 | 58 | 29.9 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 9 | 6.3 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 4.6 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.6 | |
Other human service | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 7.7 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 6.2 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.0 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.1 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 10 | 7.0 | 8 | 16.3 | 18 | 9.3 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.1 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | .0 | 58 | 40.8 | 34 | 69.4 | 92 | 47.4 |
Education | 1 | 33.3 | 65 | 45.8 | 37 | 75.5 | 103 | 53.1 | |
Health/mental health services | 3 | 100.0 | 78 | 54.9 | 11 | 22.4 | 92 | 47.4 | |
Educational services | 1 | 33.3 | 41 | 28.9 | 9 | 18.4 | 51 | 26.3 | |
Other applied psychology | 2 | 66.7 | 32 | 22.5 | 10 | 20.4 | 44 | 22.7 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 33.3 | 41 | 28.9 | 24 | 49.0 | 66 | 34.0 | |
Other employment activities | 1 | 33.3 | 34 | 23.9 | 14 | 28.6 | 49 | 25.3 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 26 | 18.3 | 7 | 14.3 | 33 | 17.0 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | .0 | 10 | 7.0 | 9 | 18.4 | 19 | 9.8 |
Education | 1 | 33.3 | 24 | 16.9 | 23 | 46.9 | 48 | 24.7 | |
Mental Health Services | 1 | 33.3 | 63 | 44.4 | 2 | 4.1 | 66 | 34.0 | |
Educational Services | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.6 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 4.2 | 2 | 4.1 | 8 | 4.1 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.9 | 3 | 6.1 | 10 | 5.2 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 4.1 | 5 | 2.6 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 26 | 18.3 | 7 | 14.3 | 33 | 17.0 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 48 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 1 | 3.4 | 14 | 4.0 | 27 | 24.8 | 42 | 8.7 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | 5.2 | 22 | 20.2 | 40 | 8.3 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | 13 | 11.9 | 15 | 3.1 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.6 | 7 | 6.4 | 16 | 3.3 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 2 | 6.9 | 3 | .9 | 5 | 4.6 | 10 | 2.1 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 2 | 6.9 | 10 | 2.9 | 9 | 8.3 | 21 | 4.3 |
8. Personality & Social | 3 | 10.3 | 31 | 9.0 | 41 | 37.6 | 75 | 15.5 |
9. SPSSI | 1 | 3.4 | 49 | 14.2 | 64 | 58.7 | 114 | 23.6 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 3 | 10.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 8 | 7.3 | 23 | 4.8 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 31 | 9.0 | 21 | 19.3 | 52 | 10.7 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.7 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.7 | 6 | 5.5 | 12 | 2.5 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 6.9 | 13 | 3.8 | 16 | 14.7 | 31 | 6.4 |
16. School Psychology | 3 | 10.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 12 | 2.5 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 17 | 4.9 | 12 | 11.0 | 29 | 6.0 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 12 | 2.5 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 13 | 2.7 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.8 | 9 | 8.3 | 22 | 4.5 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | .9 | 3 | 2.8 | 7 | 1.4 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.6 | 10 | 2.1 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 3.7 | 5 | 1.0 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 1 | 3.4 | 12 | 3.5 | 9 | 8.3 | 22 | 4.5 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 1 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.8 | 9 | 1.9 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.3 | 19 | 17.4 | 27 | 5.6 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.6 | 14 | 12.8 | 23 | 4.8 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 2 | 6.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.5 |
29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 6.9 | 32 | 9.2 | 10 | 9.2 | 44 | 9.1 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 3.4 | 12 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 | 17 | 3.5 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 5.5 | 13 | 2.7 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 3 | 10.3 | 22 | 6.4 | 15 | 13.8 | 40 | 8.3 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 5 | 4.6 | 8 | 1.7 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 1 | 3.4 | 14 | 4.0 | 10 | 9.2 | 25 | 5.2 |
35. Psychology of Women | 4 | 13.8 | 29 | 8.4 | 24 | 22.0 | 57 | 11.8 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 6 | 20.7 | 34 | 9.8 | 11 | 10.1 | 51 | 10.5 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 3 | 10.3 | 11 | 3.2 | 6 | 5.5 | 20 | 4.1 |
38. Health Psychology | 1 | 3.4 | 21 | 6.1 | 6 | 5.5 | 28 | 5.8 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 1 | 3.4 | 25 | 7.2 | 8 | 7.3 | 34 | 7.0 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 1 | 3.4 | 16 | 4.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 20 | 4.1 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 2 | 6.9 | 15 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.6 | 22 | 4.5 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 41 | 11.8 | 6 | 5.5 | 47 | 9.7 |
43. Family Psychology | 4 | 13.8 | 20 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.7 | 28 | 5.8 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 1 | 3.4 | 14 | 4.0 | 9 | 8.3 | 24 | 5.0 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 3.4 | 20 | 5.8 | 13 | 11.9 | 34 | 7.0 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.6 | 8 | 7.3 | 17 | 3.5 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 3 | 10.3 | 10 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 16 | 3.3 |
48. Peace Psychology | 29 | 100.0 | 346 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 484 | 100.0 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 3.4 | 16 | 4.6 | 5 | 4.6 | 22 | 4.5 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 1 | 3.4 | 8 | 2.3 | 5 | 4.6 | 14 | 2.9 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 3 | 10.3 | 8 | 2.3 | 7 | 6.4 | 18 | 3.7 |
52. International | 1 | 3.4 | 43 | 12.4 | 41 | 37.6 | 85 | 17.6 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3.2 | 6 | 5.5 | 17 | 3.5 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 2 | 6.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 5 | 4.6 | 13 | 2.7 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.8 | 11 | 2.3 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 2 | 6.9 | 27 | 7.8 | 10 | 9.2 | 39 | 8.1 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 5 | 17.2 | 90 | 26.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 99 | 20.5 |
Two | 8 | 27.6 | 85 | 24.6 | 5 | 4.6 | 98 | 20.2 |
Three | 5 | 17.2 | 75 | 21.7 | 22 | 20.2 | 102 | 21.1 |
Four or more | 11 | 37.9 | 96 | 27.7 | 78 | 71.6 | 185 | 38.2 |
Number belonging to state associations | 12 | 41.4 | 172 | 49.7 | 33 | 30.3 | 217 | 44.8 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.9 | 9 | 8.3 | 19 | 3.9 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | .4 |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 2 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.0 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .4 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 4 | 13.8 | 131 | 37.9 | 9 | 8.3 | 144 | 29.8 |
Total | 29 | 100.0 | 346 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | 484 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
