Division 55: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 55 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 7 | 100.0 | 601 | 100.0 | 82 | 100.0 | 690 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 4 | 57.1 | 376 | 62.6 | 60 | 73.2 | 440 | 63.8 |
Women | 3 | 42.9 | 225 | 37.4 | 22 | 26.8 | 250 | 36.2 | |
Race/Ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 2 | 2.4 | 6 | .9 |
Asian | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | .7 | 1 | 1.2 | 6 | .9 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 14.3 | 16 | 2.7 | 4 | 4.9 | 21 | 3.0 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.4 | 10 | 1.4 | |
White | 4 | 57.1 | 490 | 81.5 | 72 | 87.8 | 566 | 82.0 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.2 | |
Not specified | 1 | 14.3 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | .0 | 73 | 10.6 | |
Age | Under 30 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 |
30 - 34 | 1 | 14.3 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.4 | |
35 - 39 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 2.0 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | .0 | 37 | 5.4 | |
45 - 49 | 0 | .0 | 42 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.7 | 45 | 6.5 | |
50 - 54 | 0 | .0 | 45 | 7.5 | 5 | 6.1 | 50 | 7.2 | |
55 - 59 | 1 | 14.3 | 99 | 16.5 | 19 | 23.2 | 119 | 17.2 | |
60 - 64 | 0 | .0 | 144 | 24.0 | 17 | 20.7 | 161 | 23.3 | |
65 - 69 | 1 | 14.3 | 114 | 19.0 | 13 | 15.9 | 128 | 18.6 | |
70 or older | 1 | 14.3 | 72 | 12.0 | 25 | 30.5 | 98 | 14.2 | |
Not specified | 1 | 14.3 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | .0 | 26 | 3.8 | |
Mean | 48.0 |
| 59.7 |
| 66.1 |
| 60.4 |
| |
SD | 19.8 |
| 10.6 |
| 10.5 |
| 10.9 |
| |
Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 34 | 4.9 |
Middle Atlantic | 1 | 14.3 | 66 | 11.0 | 13 | 15.9 | 80 | 11.6 | |
East North Central | 1 | 14.3 | 75 | 12.5 | 6 | 7.3 | 82 | 11.9 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 31 | 5.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 33 | 4.8 | |
South Atlantic | 0 | .0 | 102 | 17.0 | 24 | 29.3 | 126 | 18.3 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 41 | 5.9 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 66 | 11.0 | 12 | 14.6 | 78 | 11.3 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 63 | 10.5 | 10 | 12.2 | 73 | 10.6 | |
Pacific | 3 | 42.9 | 108 | 18.0 | 12 | 14.6 | 123 | 17.8 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.2 | |
Other | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.2 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 55 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 7 | 100.0 | 601 | 100.0 | 82 | 100.0 | 690 | 100.0 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
PhD | 2 | 28.6 | 460 | 76.5 | 71 | 86.6 | 533 | 77.2 |
EdD | 1 | 14.3 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 7.3 | 28 | 4.1 |
PsyD | 0 | .0 | 104 | 17.3 | 4 | 4.9 | 108 | 15.7 |
MD | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 1 | 14.3 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 14 | 2.0 |
Masters | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .7 |
Certificate/diploma | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 1 | 14.3 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 2.0 |
5 – 9 | 2 | 28.6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | .0 | 48 | 7.0 |
10 – 14 | 0 | .0 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | .0 | 45 | 6.5 |
15 – 19 | 0 | .0 | 74 | 12.3 | 5 | 6.1 | 79 | 11.4 |
20 – 24 | 0 | .0 | 79 | 13.1 | 8 | 9.8 | 87 | 12.6 |
25 or more | 3 | 42.9 | 331 | 55.1 | 69 | 84.1 | 403 | 58.4 |
Not specified | 1 | 14.3 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 2.0 |
Mean | 19.0 |
| 25.7 |
| 35.1 |
| 26.8 |
|
SD | 15.0 |
| 11.1 |
| 11.0 |
| 11.6 |
|
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 55 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 7 | 100.0 | 601 | 100.0 | 82 | 100.0 | 690 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.3 |
Clinical | 5 | 71.4 | 386 | 64.2 | 53 | 64.6 | 444 | 64.3 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 27 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.9 | 31 | 4.5 | |
Counseling psychology | 1 | 14.3 | 44 | 7.3 | 6 | 7.3 | 51 | 7.4 | |
Family | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | .3 | |
Forensic | 1 | 14.3 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.7 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 1 | 1.2 | 6 | .9 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 16 | 2.7 | 5 | 6.1 | 21 | 3.0 | |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 16 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.4 | 18 | 2.6 | |
Subtotal | 7 | 100.0 | 515 | 85.7 | 73 | 89.0 | 595 | 86.2 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | .3 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.4 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 28 | 4.1 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 2 | 2.4 | 6 | .9 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 | 6.1 | 12 | 1.7 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 9.8 | 30 | 4.3 | |
Science designation | General science | 0 | .0 | 28 | 4.7 | 8 | 9.8 | 36 | 5.2 |
Core science | 0 | .0 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 27 | 3.9 | |
Neither | 7 | 100.0 | 510 | 84.9 | 73 | 89.0 | 590 | 85.5 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | .0 | 37 | 5.4 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 55 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 12.2 | 20 | 2.9 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 4 | 4.9 | 9 | 1.3 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | .6 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 16 | 2.3 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 5 | 6.1 | 10 | 1.4 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 3 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.7 | 4 | 4.9 | 14 | 2.0 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 5 | 6.1 | 10 | 1.4 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 3 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 72 | 12.0 | 39 | 47.6 | 111 | 16.1 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.7 | 10 | 1.4 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | 3.7 | 6 | .9 |
15. Educational Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 4.9 | 11 | 1.6 |
16. School Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 2.0 | 9 | 11.0 | 21 | 3.0 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | 4.0 | 8 | 9.8 | 32 | 4.6 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 36 | 6.0 | 13 | 15.9 | 49 | 7.1 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 2 | 28.6 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | 7.3 | 18 | 2.6 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 12 | 2.0 | 7 | 8.5 | 19 | 2.8 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | .6 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | 4.0 | 9 | 11.0 | 33 | 4.8 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 2 | 2.4 | 3 | .4 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 3 | 3.7 | 8 | 1.2 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 11 | 1.6 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 6 | 7.3 | 8 | 1.2 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | .6 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 8.5 | 25 | 3.6 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 51 | 8.5 | 30 | 36.6 | 81 | 11.7 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 26 | 4.3 | 6 | 7.3 | 32 | 4.6 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 36 | 6.0 | 39 | 47.6 | 75 | 10.9 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 4.9 | 13 | 1.9 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.7 | 3 | 3.7 | 13 | 1.9 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 4 | 4.9 | 6 | .9 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 14.3 | 10 | 1.7 | 14 | 17.1 | 25 | 3.6 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.3 | 5 | 6.1 | 13 | 1.9 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 7.3 | 15 | 2.2 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 56 | 9.3 | 20 | 24.4 | 76 | 11.0 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 14 | 2.3 | 7 | 8.5 | 21 | 3.0 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 99 | 16.5 | 17 | 20.7 | 116 | 16.8 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 38 | 6.3 | 11 | 13.4 | 49 | 7.1 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 130 | 21.6 | 43 | 52.4 | 173 | 25.1 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 3.2 | 15 | 18.3 | 34 | 4.9 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 13 | 2.2 | 9 | 11.0 | 22 | 3.2 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 14 | 17.1 | 17 | 2.5 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.7 | 12 | 14.6 | 22 | 3.2 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 6.1 | 19 | 2.8 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.7 | 9 | 1.3 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 9.8 | 17 | 2.5 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 6.1 | 23 | 3.3 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | .7 | 7 | 8.5 | 12 | 1.7 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.0 | 18 | 22.0 | 24 | 3.5 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 9.8 | 27 | 3.9 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.7 | 8 | 9.8 | 18 | 2.6 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 7 | 100.0 | 601 | 100.0 | 82 | 100.0 | 690 | 100.0 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 2 | 28.6 | 20 | 3.3 | 17 | 20.7 | 39 | 5.7 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 4 | 57.1 | 217 | 36.1 | 6 | 7.3 | 227 | 32.9 |
Two | 2 | 28.6 | 154 | 25.6 | 11 | 13.4 | 167 | 24.2 |
Three | 0 | .0 | 106 | 17.6 | 5 | 6.1 | 111 | 16.1 |
Four or more | 1 | 14.3 | 124 | 20.6 | 60 | 73.2 | 185 | 26.8 |
Number belonging to state associations | 2 | 28.6 | 420 | 69.9 | 76 | 92.7 | 498 | 72.2 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 26 | 4.3 | 28 | 34.1 | 54 | 7.8 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 2 | 2.4 | 3 | .4 |
School | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | .3 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 3 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | 3.7 | 6 | .9 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 3.7 | 3 | .4 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | .4 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | .6 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | .6 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | .3 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 2 | 2.4 | 5 | .7 |
Paid the Practice Assessment | 1 | 14.3 | 379 | 63.1 | 40 | 48.8 | 420 | 60.9 |
Did not pay | 6 | 85.7 | 222 | 36.9 | 42 | 51.2 | 270 | 39.1 |
Total | 7 | 100.0 | 601 | 100.0 | 82 | 100.0 | 690 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
