Division 53: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 53 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 26 | 100.0 | 1,658 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 1,874 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 6 | 23.1 | 610 | 36.8 | 131 | 68.9 | 747 | 39.9 |
Women | 20 | 76.9 | 1,047 | 63.1 | 59 | 31.1 | 1,126 | 60.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Asian | 1 | 3.8 | 26 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 29 | 1.5 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 36 | 2.2 | 1 | .5 | 37 | 2.0 | |
Black | 1 | 3.8 | 35 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 38 | 2.0 | |
White | 21 | 80.8 | 1,269 | 76.5 | 182 | 95.8 | 1,472 | 78.5 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 15 | .9 | 1 | .5 | 16 | .9 | |
Not specified | 3 | 11.5 | 276 | 16.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 281 | 15.0 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 3.8 | 9 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 10 | .5 |
30 - 34 | 1 | 3.8 | 146 | 8.8 | 0 | .0 | 147 | 7.8 | |
35 - 39 | 1 | 3.8 | 225 | 13.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 229 | 12.2 | |
40 - 44 | 3 | 11.5 | 245 | 14.8 | 4 | 2.1 | 252 | 13.4 | |
45 - 49 | 3 | 11.5 | 186 | 11.2 | 10 | 5.3 | 199 | 10.6 | |
50 - 54 | 3 | 11.5 | 196 | 11.8 | 17 | 8.9 | 216 | 11.5 | |
55 - 59 | 3 | 11.5 | 231 | 13.9 | 39 | 20.5 | 273 | 14.6 | |
60 - 64 | 3 | 11.5 | 203 | 12.2 | 49 | 25.8 | 255 | 13.6 | |
65 - 69 | 3 | 11.5 | 93 | 5.6 | 29 | 15.3 | 125 | 6.7 | |
70 or older | 3 | 11.5 | 65 | 3.9 | 33 | 17.4 | 101 | 5.4 | |
Not specified | 2 | 7.7 | 59 | 3.6 | 6 | 3.2 | 67 | 3.6 | |
Mean | 54.9 | 49.7 | 61.5 | 51.0 | |||||
SD | 13.8 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 12.2 | |||||
Region | New England | 2 | 7.7 | 148 | 8.9 | 14 | 7.4 | 164 | 8.8 |
Middle Atlantic | 7 | 26.9 | 271 | 16.3 | 31 | 16.3 | 309 | 16.5 | |
East North Central | 1 | 3.8 | 251 | 15.1 | 28 | 14.7 | 280 | 14.9 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 119 | 7.2 | 15 | 7.9 | 134 | 7.2 | |
South Atlantic | 3 | 11.5 | 324 | 19.5 | 45 | 23.7 | 372 | 19.9 | |
East South Central | 1 | 3.8 | 80 | 4.8 | 9 | 4.7 | 90 | 4.8 | |
West South Central | 1 | 3.8 | 107 | 6.5 | 18 | 9.5 | 126 | 6.7 | |
Mountain | 2 | 7.7 | 90 | 5.4 | 5 | 2.6 | 97 | 5.2 | |
Pacific | 7 | 26.9 | 216 | 13.0 | 21 | 11.1 | 244 | 13.0 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Canada | 1 | 3.8 | 24 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.1 | 29 | 1.5 | |
Other | 1 | 3.8 | 26 | 1.6 | 0 | .0 | 27 | 1.4 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 53 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 26 | 100.0 | 1,658 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 1,874 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 10 | 38.5 | 1,367 | 82.4 | 181 | 95.3 | 1,558 | 83.1 |
Ed.D. | 2 | 7.7 | 23 | 1.4 | 5 | 2.6 | 30 | 1.6 |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 241 | 14.5 | 1 | .5 | 242 | 12.9 |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 21 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.3 |
Masters | 11 | 42.3 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 15 | .8 |
Not specified | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 3 | 11.5 | 155 | 9.3 | 0 | .0 | 158 | 8.4 |
5 - 9 | 1 | 3.8 | 313 | 18.9 | 1 | .5 | 315 | 16.8 |
10 - 14 | 2 | 7.7 | 299 | 18.0 | 6 | 3.2 | 307 | 16.4 |
15 - 19 | 6 | 23.1 | 260 | 15.7 | 10 | 5.3 | 276 | 14.7 |
20 - 24 | 3 | 11.5 | 195 | 11.8 | 15 | 7.9 | 213 | 11.4 |
25 or more | 9 | 34.6 | 414 | 25.0 | 157 | 82.6 | 580 | 30.9 |
Not specified | 2 | 7.7 | 22 | 1.3 | 1 | .5 | 25 | 1.3 |
Mean | 21.3 | 17.3 | 32.7 | 18.9 | ||||
SD | 11.8 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 11.8 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 53 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 26 | 100.0 | 1,646 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 1,862 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 7 | 26.9 | 569 | 34.3 | 44 | 23.2 | 620 | 33.1 |
Clinical | 7 | 26.9 | 682 | 41.1 | 97 | 51.1 | 786 | 41.9 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 1 | .5 | 7 | .4 | |
Counseling psychology | 3 | 11.5 | 40 | 2.4 | 1 | .5 | 44 | 2.3 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | .2 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .3 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 9 | .5 | 5 | 2.6 | 14 | .7 | |
School | 3 | 11.5 | 63 | 3.8 | 20 | 10.5 | 86 | 4.6 | |
Subtotal | 20 | 76.9 | 1,376 | 83.0 | 170 | 89.5 | 1,566 | 83.6 | |
Research and other subfields | Community | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 3 | 1.6 | 6 | .3 |
Developmental | 1 | 3.8 | 35 | 2.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 42 | 2.2 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 1 | .5 | 7 | .4 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 3.8 | 52 | 3.1 | 11 | 5.8 | 64 | 3.4 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Other | 1 | 3.8 | 33 | 2.0 | 6 | 3.2 | 40 | 2.1 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 7.7 | 50 | 3.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 60 | 3.2 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 1 | 3.8 | 16 | 1.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 25 | 1.3 | |
Core science | 1 | 3.8 | 49 | 3.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 58 | 3.1 | |
Neither | 21 | 80.8 | 1,413 | 85.2 | 173 | 91.1 | 1,607 | 85.8 | |
Not specified | 3 | 11.5 | 180 | 10.9 | 1 | .5 | 184 | 9.8 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 53 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 26 | 100.0 | 1,658 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 1,874 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 11 | 42.3 | 769 | 46.4 | 121 | 63.7 | 901 | 48.1 |
Working part time | 1 | 3.8 | 159 | 9.6 | 11 | 5.8 | 171 | 9.1 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 23 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 23 | 1.2 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 8 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .4 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 1 | 3.8 | 10 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 11 | .6 | |
Retired and not working | 2 | 7.7 | 15 | .9 | 5 | 2.6 | 22 | 1.2 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 8 | .5 | 8 | 4.2 | 16 | .9 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 10 | .6 | 1 | .5 | 11 | .6 | |
Not specified | 11 | 42.3 | 655 | 39.5 | 44 | 23.2 | 710 | 37.9 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 8 | 30.8 | 1,268 | 76.5 | 174 | 91.6 | 1,450 | 77.4 |
Not licensed/unknown | 18 | 69.2 | 390 | 23.5 | 16 | 8.4 | 424 | 22.6 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 1 | 9.1 | 169 | 22.0 | 70 | 57.9 | 240 | 26.6 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.9 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 1 | 9.1 | 94 | 12.2 | 24 | 19.8 | 119 | 13.2 | |
Other academic settings | 1 | 9.1 | 12 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.8 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 2 | 18.2 | 32 | 4.2 | 1 | .8 | 35 | 3.9 | |
Independent practice | 2 | 18.2 | 231 | 30.0 | 7 | 5.8 | 240 | 26.6 | |
Hospital | 1 | 9.1 | 73 | 9.5 | 6 | 5.0 | 80 | 8.9 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 51 | 6.6 | 1 | .8 | 52 | 5.8 | |
Other human service | 1 | 9.1 | 40 | 5.2 | 1 | .8 | 42 | 4.7 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Government | 2 | 18.2 | 23 | 3.0 | 1 | .8 | 26 | 2.9 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 23 | 3.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 26 | 2.9 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 1 | .8 | 5 | .6 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 18.2 | 316 | 41.1 | 101 | 83.5 | 419 | 46.5 |
Education | 3 | 27.3 | 404 | 52.5 | 100 | 82.6 | 507 | 56.3 | |
Health/mental health services | 5 | 45.5 | 615 | 80.0 | 59 | 48.8 | 679 | 75.4 | |
Educational services | 5 | 45.5 | 316 | 41.1 | 15 | 12.4 | 336 | 37.3 | |
Other applied psychology | 2 | 18.2 | 142 | 18.5 | 13 | 10.7 | 157 | 17.4 | |
Management/administration | 3 | 27.3 | 308 | 40.1 | 72 | 59.5 | 383 | 42.5 | |
Other employment activities | 4 | 36.4 | 115 | 15.0 | 14 | 11.6 | 133 | 14.8 | |
Not specified | 3 | 27.3 | 49 | 6.4 | 9 | 7.4 | 61 | 6.8 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 9.1 | 126 | 16.4 | 48 | 39.7 | 175 | 19.4 |
Education | 1 | 9.1 | 93 | 12.1 | 22 | 18.2 | 116 | 12.9 | |
Mental Health Services | 3 | 27.3 | 379 | 49.3 | 16 | 13.2 | 398 | 44.2 | |
Educational Services | 2 | 18.2 | 37 | 4.8 | 1 | .8 | 40 | 4.4 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 1 | .8 | 4 | .4 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 9.1 | 74 | 9.6 | 23 | 19.0 | 98 | 10.9 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Not specified | 3 | 27.3 | 55 | 7.2 | 10 | 8.3 | 68 | 7.5 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 53 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | .5 | 16 | 8.4 | 26 | 1.4 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 1 | 3.8 | 22 | 1.3 | 10 | 5.3 | 33 | 1.8 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 6 | 3.2 | 7 | .4 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 3.8 | 21 | 1.3 | 10 | 5.3 | 32 | 1.7 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 5 | 2.6 | 8 | .4 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 3 | 11.5 | 61 | 3.7 | 23 | 12.1 | 87 | 4.6 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 21 | 1.3 | 6 | 3.2 | 27 | 1.4 |
9. SPSSI | 1 | 3.8 | 10 | .6 | 8 | 4.2 | 19 | 1.0 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 3.8 | 5 | .3 | 7 | 3.7 | 13 | .7 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 312 | 18.8 | 122 | 64.2 | 434 | 23.2 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 2 | 1.1 | 8 | .4 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 2 | 1.1 | 7 | .4 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 7.7 | 24 | 1.4 | 8 | 4.2 | 34 | 1.8 |
16. School Psychology | 5 | 19.2 | 102 | 6.2 | 35 | 18.4 | 142 | 7.6 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 3 | 11.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 6 | 3.2 | 31 | 1.7 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 7 | .4 | 7 | 3.7 | 14 | .7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 3.8 | 8 | .5 | 3 | 1.6 | 12 | .6 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 10 | .6 | 3 | 1.6 | 13 | .7 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | .2 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 6 | 3.2 | 11 | .6 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | .2 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 1 | 3.8 | 7 | .4 | 3 | 1.6 | 11 | .6 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 27 | 1.6 | 16 | 8.4 | 43 | 2.3 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 8 | 4.2 | 14 | .7 |
27. Community Psychology | 1 | 3.8 | 14 | .8 | 19 | 10.0 | 34 | 1.8 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 9 | .5 | 8 | 4.2 | 17 | .9 |
29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 7.7 | 71 | 4.3 | 16 | 8.4 | 89 | 4.7 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.0 | 6 | 3.2 | 22 | 1.2 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 10 | .6 | 8 | 4.2 | 18 | 1.0 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 6 | 3.2 | 9 | .5 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 2 | 7.7 | 37 | 2.2 | 15 | 7.9 | 54 | 2.9 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | .2 |
35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 7.7 | 24 | 1.4 | 14 | 7.4 | 40 | 2.1 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 1 | 3.8 | 14 | .8 | 7 | 3.7 | 22 | 1.2 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 2 | 7.7 | 156 | 9.4 | 72 | 37.9 | 230 | 12.3 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 45 | 2.7 | 33 | 17.4 | 78 | 4.2 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 33 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.6 | 38 | 2.0 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 7.7 | 83 | 5.0 | 17 | 8.9 | 102 | 5.4 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 34 | 2.1 | 10 | 5.3 | 44 | 2.3 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 117 | 7.1 | 17 | 8.9 | 134 | 7.2 |
43. Family Psychology | 3 | 11.5 | 82 | 4.9 | 23 | 12.1 | 108 | 5.8 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.1 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 3.8 | 27 | 1.6 | 7 | 3.7 | 35 | 1.9 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | .4 | 11 | 5.8 | 18 | 1.0 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 1 | 3.8 | 17 | 1.0 | 6 | 3.2 | 24 | 1.3 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | .7 | 6 | 3.2 | 17 | .9 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 3.8 | 6 | .4 | 7 | 3.7 | 14 | .7 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 2 | 7.7 | 18 | 1.1 | 8 | 4.2 | 28 | 1.5 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 1 | 3.8 | 11 | .7 | 5 | 2.6 | 17 | .9 |
52. International | 1 | 3.8 | 12 | .7 | 22 | 11.6 | 35 | 1.9 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 26 | 100.0 | 1,658 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 1,874 | 100.0 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 6 | 23.1 | 285 | 17.2 | 79 | 41.6 | 370 | 19.7 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 22 | 1.3 | 7 | 3.7 | 29 | 1.5 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 36 | 2.2 | 11 | 5.8 | 47 | 2.5 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 9 | 34.6 | 651 | 39.3 | 4 | 2.1 | 664 | 35.4 |
Two | 6 | 23.1 | 539 | 32.5 | 40 | 21.1 | 585 | 31.2 |
Three | 4 | 15.4 | 242 | 14.6 | 38 | 20.0 | 284 | 15.2 |
Four or more | 7 | 26.9 | 226 | 13.6 | 108 | 56.8 | 341 | 18.2 |
Number belonging to state associations | 11 | 42.3 | 701 | 42.3 | 110 | 57.9 | 822 | 43.9 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 37 | 2.2 | 41 | 21.6 | 78 | 4.2 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 1 | .5 | 4 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 5 | 2.6 | 10 | .5 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | .4 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 3 | 1.6 | 5 | .3 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 7 | 3.7 | 11 | .6 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | .4 | 4 | 2.1 | 11 | .6 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 7 | 3.7 | 8 | .4 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 33 | 2.0 | 26 | 13.7 | 59 | 3.1 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 7 | 26.9 | 1,058 | 63.8 | 89 | 46.8 | 1,154 | 61.6 |
Total | 26 | 100.0 | 1,658 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 1,874 | 100.0 |
