Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 5 Members by Membership Status, 2005

5

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

55

100.0

910

100.0

283

100.0

1,248

100.0

Men

30

54.5

615

67.6

231

81.6

876

70.2

Women

24

43.6

290

31.9

52

18.4

366

29.3

Not specified

1

1.8

5

.5

0

.0

6

.5

American Indian

0

.0

3

.3

2

.7

5

.4

Asian

1

1.8

35

3.8

2

.7

38

3.0

Hispanic

0

.0

20

2.2

5

1.8

25

2.0

Black

0

.0

15

1.6

3

1.1

18

1.4

White

37

67.3

706

77.6

259

91.5

1,002

80.3

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

3

.3

0

.0

3

.2

Not specified

17

30.9

128

14.1

12

4.2

157

12.6

Under 30

2

3.6

4

.4

0

.0

6

.5

30 - 34

7

12.7

55

6.0

0

.0

62

5.0

35 - 39

5

9.1

78

8.6

1

.4

84

6.7

40 - 44

4

7.3

88

9.7

5

1.8

97

7.8

45 - 49

9

16.4

103

11.3

15

5.3

127

10.2

50 - 54

2

3.6

127

14.0

34

12.0

163

13.1

55 - 59

8

14.5

165

18.1

44

15.5

217

17.4

60 – 64

8

14.5

117

12.9

31

11.0

156

12.5

65 – 69

2

3.6

33

3.6

32

11.3

67

5.4

70 or older

2

3.6

80

8.8

107

37.8

189

15.1

Not specified

6

10.9

60

6.6

14

4.9

80

6.4

Mean

48.7

 

53.2

 

66.8

 

56.1

 

SD

12.4

 

13.0

 

13.3

 

14.3

 

New England

1

1.8

75

8.2

14

4.9

90

7.2

Middle Atlantic

16

29.1

148

16.3

36

12.7

200

16.0

East North Central

8

14.5

134

14.7

34

12.0

176

14.1

West North Central

6

10.9

50

5.5

27

9.5

83

6.7

South Atlantic

9

16.4

159

17.5

62

21.9

230

18.4

East South Central

1

1.8

39

4.3

4

1.4

44

3.5

West South Central

1

1.8

58

6.4

27

9.5

86

6.9

Mountain

1

1.8

35

3.8

13

4.6

49

3.9

Pacific

8

14.5

152

16.7

60

21.2

220

17.6

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

1

1.8

3

.3

1

.4

5

.4

Canada

1

1.8

27

3.0

3

1.1

31

2.5

Other

2

3.6

30

3.3

2

.7

34

2.7

 

 


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 5 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

55

100.0

910

100.0

283

100.0

1,248

100.0

Ph.D.

12

21.8

830

91.2

264

93.3

1,106

88.6

Ed.D.

0

.0

26

2.9

12

4.2

38

3.0

Psy.D.

0

.0

16

1.8

0

.0

16

1.3

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

16

1.8

5

1.8

21

1.7

Masters

36

65.5

14

1.5

1

.4

51

4.1

Baccalaureate/Associate

2

3.6

0

.0

1

.4

3

.2

Certificate/diploma

1

1.8

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

Not specified

4

7.3

8

.9

0

.0

12

1.0

Less than 5

5

9.1

79

8.7

0

.0

84

6.7

5 – 9

8

14.5

121

13.3

1

.4

130

10.4

10 – 14

10

18.2

138

15.2

6

2.1

154

12.3

15 – 19

8

14.5

117

12.9

13

4.6

138

11.1

20 – 24

10

18.2

129

14.2

33

11.7

172

13.8

25 or more

9

16.4

303

33.3

227

80.2

539

43.2

Not specified

5

9.1

23

2.5

3

1.1

31

2.5

Mean

17.6

 

20.3

 

37.5

 

24.2

 

SD

12.3

 

12.9

 

13.7

 

14.9

 

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.  

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 5 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

5

 

Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

55

100.0

910

100.0

283

100.0

1,248

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

1

1.8

9

1.0

1

.4

11

.9

Clinical

7

12.7

178

19.6

35

12.4

220

17.6

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.2

Counseling psychology

3

5.5

32

3.5

16

5.7

51

4.1

Geropsychology

0

.0

4

.4

1

.4

5

.4

Health

2

3.6

15

1.6

3

1.1

20

1.6

School

1

1.8

19

2.1

9

3.2

29

2.3

Sport psychology

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Subtotal

14

25.5

260

28.6

65

23.0

339

27.2

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

9

1.0

1

.4

10

.8

Community

0

.0

9

1.0

1

.4

10

.8

Developmental

0

.0

29

3.2

7

2.5

36

2.9

Educational

4

7.3

69

7.6

28

9.9

101

8.1

Experimental

1

1.8

19

2.1

6

2.1

26

2.1

General/Methods & Systems

2

3.6

19

2.1

5

1.8

26

2.1

Industrial/Organizational

14

25.5

159

17.5

48

17.0

221

17.7

Neurosciences

0

.0

5

.5

2

.7

7

.6

Personality

2

3.6

22

2.4

10

3.5

34

2.7

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

1

.1

2

.7

3

.2

Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

6

10.9

170

18.7

67

23.7

243

19.5

Social

1

1.8

39

4.3

15

5.3

55

4.4

Subtotal

30

54.5

550

60.4

192

67.8

772

61.9

Other fields

Business or Management

0

.0

10

1.1

1

.4

11

.9

Cognitive science

0

.0

0

.0

1

.4

1

.1

Communications/Journalism

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Computer Science

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Counseling

1

1.8

1

.1

0

.0

2

.2

Criminology/Criminal Justice

2

3.6

0

.0

0

.0

2

.2

Education, Teaching

0

.0

2

.2

3

1.1

5

.4

Engineering

1

1.8

1

.1

0

.0

2

.2

Epidemiology

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Industrial Relations

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Law

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Medicine

0

.0

3

.3

1

.4

4

.3

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

4

.4

0

.0

4

.3

Psychiatry

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Rehabilitation

0

.0

7

.8

3

1.1

10

.8

Social/Behavioral Sciences

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.2

Social Work

0

.0

1

.1

0

.0

1

.1

Special Education

0

.0

2

.2

0

.0

2

.2

Statistics

1

1.8

5

.5

5

1.8

11

.9

Other

0

.0

18

2.0

5

1.8

23

1.8

Subtotal

5

9.1

62

6.8

19

6.7

86

6.9

 

Not specified

6

10.9

38

4.2

7

2.5

51

4.1

Science designation

General science

16

29.1

189

20.8

56

19.8

261

20.9

Core science

18

32.7

396

43.5

149

52.7

563

45.1

Neither

15

27.3

287

31.5

71

25.1

373

29.9

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office. 

 

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 5 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

Other divisions

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

3

5.5

48

5.3

56

19.8

107

8.6

2. Teaching of Psychology

3

5.5

48

5.3

26

9.2

77

6.2

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

18

2.0

32

11.3

50

4.0

5. Evaluation & Measurement

55

100.0

910

100.0

283

100.0

1,248

100.0

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

0

.0

6

.7

9

3.2

15

1.2

7. Developmental Psychology

0

.0

27

3.0

24

8.5

51

4.1

8. Personality & Social

4

7.3

99

10.9

57

20.1

160

12.8

9. SPSSI

1

1.8

37

4.1

21

7.4

59

4.7

10. Psychology & the Arts

0

.0

10

1.1

9

3.2

19

1.5

12. Clinical Psychology

0

.0

81

8.9

38

13.4

119

9.5

13. Consulting Psychology

2

3.6

29

3.2

15

5.3

46

3.7

14. SIOP

12

21.8

178

19.6

77

27.2

267

21.4

15. Educational Psychology

10

18.2

112

12.3

67

23.7

189

15.1

16. School Psychology

1

1.8

40

4.4

17

6.0

58

4.6

17. Counseling Psychology

2

3.6

35

3.8

30

10.6

67

5.4

18. Psychologists in Public Service

1

1.8

17

1.9

15

5.3

33

2.6

19. Society for Military Psychology

1

1.8

25

2.7

24

8.5

50

4.0

20. Adult Development & Aging

0

.0

26

2.9

25

8.8

51

4.1

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

14

1.5

17

6.0

31

2.5

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

2

3.6

21

2.3

9

3.2

32

2.6

23. Consumer Psychology

0

.0

15

1.6

6

2.1

21

1.7

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

0

.0

11

1.2

11

3.9

22

1.8

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

10

1.1

7

2.5

17

1.4

26. History of Psychology

1

1.8

12

1.3

24

8.5

37

3.0

27. Community Psychology

0

.0

13

1.4

9

3.2

22

1.8

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

1

1.8

11

1.2

10

3.5

22

1.8

29. Psychotherapy

1

1.8

26

2.9

11

3.9

38

3.0

30. Psychological Hypnosis

0

.0

12

1.3

5

1.8

17

1.4

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

7

.8

13

4.6

20

1.6

32. Humanistic Psychology

1

1.8

7

.8

5

1.8

13

1.0

33. Mental Retardation

0

.0

8

.9

7

2.5

15

1.2

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

6

.7

16

5.7

22

1.8

35. Psychology of Women

2

3.6

27

3.0

18

6.4

47

3.8

36. Psychology of Religion

2

3.6

20

2.2

12

4.2

34

2.7

37. Child, Youth & Family Services

0

.0

15

1.6

8

2.8

23

1.8

38. Health Psychology

5

9.1

56

6.2

25

8.8

86

6.9

39. Psychoanalysis

0

.0

10

1.1

4

1.4

14

1.1

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

2

3.6

61

6.7

18

6.4

81

6.5

41. Psychology-Law Society

1

1.8

41

4.5

13

4.6

55

4.4

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

31

3.4

11

3.9

42

3.4

43. Family Psychology

1

1.8

8

.9

6

2.1

15

1.2

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

0

.0

8

.9

3

1.1

11

.9

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

1

1.8

26

2.9

6

2.1

33

2.6

46. Media Psychology

2

3.6

9

1.0

5

1.8

16

1.3

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

1

1.8

21

2.3

10

3.5

32

2.6

48. Peace Psychology

1

1.8

9

1.0

7

2.5

17

1.4

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

1

1.8

5

.5

3

1.1

9

.7

50. Addictions

1

1.8

30

3.3

9

3.2

40

3.2

51. Men & Masculinity

0

.0

7

.8

5

1.8

12

1.0

52. International

1

1.8

14

1.5

24

8.5

39

3.1

53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

1

1.8

24

2.6

10

3.5

35

2.8

54. Pediatric Psychology

0

.0

9

1.0

7

2.5

16

1.3

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

9

1.0

7

2.5

16

1.3

Number of divisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

19

34.5

249

27.4

22

7.8

290

23.2

Two

21

38.2

308

33.8

76

26.9

405

32.5

Three

10

18.2

173

19.0

66

23.3

249

20.0

Four or more

5

9.1

180

19.8

119

42.0

304

24.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number belonging to state associations

11

20.0

188

20.7

65

23.0

264

21.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABPP Clinical psychology

0

.0

10

1.1

17

6.0

27

2.2

Counseling

0

.0

1

.1

5

1.8

6

.5

Industrial-organizational

0

.0

8

.9

9

3.2

17

1.4

School

0

.0

3

.3

4

1.4

7

.6

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

4

.4

3

1.1

7

.6

Forensic

0

.0

4

.4

4

1.4

8

.6

Behavioral psychology

0

.0

1

.1

1

.4

2

.2

Rehabilitation psychology

0

.0

0

.0

2

.7

2

.2

Total

55

100.0

910

100.0

283

100.0

1,248

100.0

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.