Division 6: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 6 | 100.0 | 157 | 100.0 | 286 | 100.0 | 449 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 3 | 50.0 | 104 | 66.2 | 228 | 79.7 | 335 | 74.6 |
Women | 3 | 50.0 | 51 | 32.5 | 58 | 20.3 | 112 | 24.9 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Race/
| American Indian | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Asian | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 2 | .7 | 7 | 1.6 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.1 | 10 | 2.2 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.3 | |
White | 5 | 83.3 | 116 | 73.9 | 260 | 90.9 | 381 | 84.9 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .7 | |
Not specified | 1 | 16.7 | 29 | 18.5 | 11 | 3.8 | 41 | 9.1 | |
Age | 30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
35 - 39 | 1 | 16.7 | 12 | 7.6 | 1 | .3 | 14 | 3.1 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.4 | 14 | 3.1 | |
45 - 49 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 6.4 | 10 | 3.5 | 20 | 4.5 | |
50 - 54 | 2 | 33.3 | 12 | 7.6 | 9 | 3.1 | 23 | 5.1 | |
55 - 59 | 0 | .0 | 17 | 10.8 | 26 | 9.1 | 43 | 9.6 | |
60 - 64 | 0 | .0 | 25 | 15.9 | 33 | 11.5 | 58 | 12.9 | |
65 - 69 | 2 | 33.3 | 21 | 13.4 | 46 | 16.1 | 69 | 15.4 | |
70 or older | 1 | 16.7 | 40 | 25.5 | 148 | 51.7 | 189 | 42.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 12 | 7.6 | 6 | 2.1 | 18 | 4.0 | |
Mean | 60.0 |
| 61.4 |
| 70.4 |
| 67.2 |
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SD | 15.1 |
| 13.9 |
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Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 13 | 8.3 | 32 | 11.2 | 45 | 10.0 |
Middle Atlantic | 2 | 33.3 | 25 | 15.9 | 52 | 18.2 | 79 | 17.6 | |
East North Central | 2 | 33.3 | 16 | 10.2 | 33 | 11.5 | 51 | 11.4 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 10 | 6.4 | 14 | 4.9 | 24 | 5.3 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 16.6 | 65 | 22.7 | 92 | 20.5 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 7 | 2.4 | 10 | 2.2 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 8 | 5.1 | 21 | 7.3 | 29 | 6.5 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.7 | 11 | 3.8 | 20 | 4.5 | |
Pacific | 1 | 16.7 | 33 | 21.0 | 30 | 10.5 | 64 | 14.3 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 4.9 | 18 | 4.0 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 10 | 6.4 | 7 | 2.4 | 17 | 3.8 | |
| Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 157 | 100.0 | 286 | 100.0 | 449 | 100.0 |
Highest degree |
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PhD | 1 | 16.7 | 144 | 91.7 | 279 | 97.6 | 424 | 94.4 |
EdD | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | .3 | 3 | .7 |
PsyD | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.3 |
MD | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | .7 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 2 | .7 | 7 | 1.6 |
Masters | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.1 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
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Less than 5 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.1 |
5 – 9 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 7.6 | 1 | .3 | 13 | 2.9 |
10 – 14 | 0 | .0 | 15 | 9.6 | 6 | 2.1 | 21 | 4.7 |
15 – 19 | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 10.2 | 12 | 4.2 | 29 | 6.5 |
20 – 24 | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 7.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 17 | 3.8 |
25 or more | 3 | 50.0 | 94 | 59.9 | 261 | 91.3 | 358 | 79.7 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 1 | .3 | 6 | 1.3 |
Mean | 29.0 |
| 29.4 |
| 41.9 |
| 37.5 |
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SD | 18.1 |
| 14.9 |
| 12.1 |
| 14.5 |
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Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 6 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 6 | 100.0 | 157 | 100.0 | 286 | 100.0 | 449 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Behavior analysis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 |
Clinical | 1 | 16.7 | 24 | 15.3 | 20 | 7.0 | 45 | 10.0 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 5.1 | 10 | 3.5 | 18 | 4.0 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Health | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 7 | 2.4 | 10 | 2.2 | |
School | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 50.0 | 37 | 23.6 | 40 | 14.0 | 80 | 17.8 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 10 | 2.2 |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.7 | 21 | 7.3 | 30 | 6.7 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 11 | 3.8 | 16 | 3.6 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Evolutionary psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Experimental | 1 | 16.7 | 27 | 17.2 | 58 | 20.3 | 86 | 19.2 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .7 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 23 | 14.6 | 42 | 14.7 | 65 | 14.5 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .7 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 21 | 13.4 | 56 | 19.6 | 77 | 17.1 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 18 | 6.3 | 21 | 4.7 | |
Quantitative/Math/Psychometrics/Stats | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | .9 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 16.7 | 95 | 60.5 | 224 | 78.3 | 320 | 71.3 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | .7 |
Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 | |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Computer Science | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .7 | |
Genetics | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 7 | 2.4 | 9 | 2.0 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 19 | 6.6 | 24 | 5.3 | |
| Science designation | |||||||||
| General science | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 13 | 4.5 | 17 | 3.8 | |
| Core science | 1 | 16.7 | 96 | 61.1 | 226 | 79.0 | 323 | 71.9 | |
| Neither | 2 | 33.3 | 38 | 24.2 | 44 | 15.4 | 84 | 18.7 | |
Not specified | 2 | 33.3 | 20 | 12.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 25 | 5.6 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 7.0 | 78 | 27.3 | 90 | 20.0 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 25 | 15.9 | 25 | 8.7 | 51 | 11.4 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 38 | 24.2 | 158 | 55.2 | 196 | 43.7 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 8 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.9 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 6 | 100.0 | 157 | 100.0 | 286 | 100.0 | 449 | 100.0 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 6.4 | 23 | 8.0 | 33 | 7.3 |
8. Personality & Social | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 15 | 5.2 | 18 | 4.0 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 13 | 4.5 | 15 | 3.3 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.3 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 5.1 | 20 | 7.0 | 28 | 6.2 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.3 |
15. Educational Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.6 |
16. School Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.1 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.6 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.6 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.5 | 18 | 6.3 | 25 | 5.6 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 2.0 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 6 | 2.1 | 11 | 2.4 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.3 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 8 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.9 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 2 | 33.3 | 14 | 8.9 | 41 | 14.3 | 57 | 12.7 |
26. History of Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 7 | 4.5 | 40 | 14.0 | 48 | 10.7 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.1 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 12.7 | 66 | 23.1 | 87 | 19.4 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.8 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 7 | 2.4 | 9 | 2.0 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 6 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.6 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.2 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 7 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.8 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 4.5 | 17 | 3.8 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.8 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.2 |
38. Health Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 7.0 | 26 | 9.1 | 38 | 8.5 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | .7 | 4 | .9 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 33.3 | 32 | 20.4 | 46 | 16.1 | 80 | 17.8 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 2.0 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 8 | 5.1 | 4 | 1.4 | 12 | 2.7 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .7 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | .9 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 7 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.8 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .7 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 10 | 2.2 |
48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 2.0 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.6 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 9 | 3.1 | 10 | 2.2 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.3 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 21 | 7.3 | 24 | 5.3 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.8 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.8 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.2 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.6 |
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One | 2 | 33.3 | 43 | 27.4 | 38 | 13.3 | 83 | 18.5 |
Two | 2 | 33.3 | 55 | 35.0 | 76 | 26.6 | 133 | 29.6 |
Three | 0 | .0 | 24 | 15.3 | 69 | 24.1 | 93 | 20.7 |
Four or more | 2 | 33.3 | 35 | 22.3 | 103 | 36.0 | 140 | 31.2 |
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Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 16.7 | 28 | 17.8 | 47 | 16.4 | 76 | 16.9 |
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ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 3.1 | 13 | 2.9 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.4 | 11 | 2.4 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
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Paid the Practice Assessment | 0 | .0 | 19 | 12.1 | 12 | 4.2 | 31 | 6.9 |
Did not pay | 6 | 100.0 | 138 | 87.9 | 274 | 95.8 | 418 | 93.1 |
Total | 6 | 100.0 | 157 | 100.0 | 286 | 100.0 | 449 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
