Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2007

 

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

6

100.0

208

100.0

336

100.0

550

100.0

Gender

Men

4

66.7

142

68.3

274

81.5

420

76.4

Women

2

33.3

65

31.3

62

18.5

129

23.5

Not specified

0

.0

1

.5

0

.0

1

.2

Race/

Ethnicity

American Indian

0

.0

0

.0

2

.6

2

.4

Asian

0

.0

7

3.4

2

.6

9

1.6

Hispanic

1

16.7

5

2.4

7

2.1

13

2.4

Black

0

.0

4

1.9

3

.9

7

1.3

White

4

66.7

165

79.3

304

90.5

473

86.0

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

1

.5

1

.3

2

.4

Not specified

1

16.7

26

12.5

17

5.1

44

8.0

Age

Under 30

0

.0

1

.5

0

.0

1

.2

30 - 34

0

.0

6

2.9

1

.3

7

1.3

35 - 39

0

.0

17

8.2

2

.6

19

3.5

40 - 44

0

.0

17

8.2

11

3.3

28

5.1

45 - 49

0

.0

12

5.8

2

.6

14

2.5

50 - 54

1

16.7

15

7.2

26

7.7

42

7.6

55 - 59

1

16.7

37

17.8

36

10.7

74

13.5

60 - 64

2

33.3

32

15.4

54

16.1

88

16.0

65 - 69

0

.0

17

8.2

49

14.6

66

12.0

70 or older

2

33.3

37

17.8

143

42.6

182

33.1

Not specified

0

.0

17

8.2

12

3.6

29

5.3

Mean

63.2

 

58.0

 

68.4

 

64.5

 

SD

10.1

 

14.6

 

12.4

 

14.1

 

Region

New England

0

.0

19

9.1

37

11.0

56

10.2

Middle Atlantic

2

33.3

36

17.3

69

20.5

107

19.5

East North Central

2

33.3

20

9.6

36

10.7

58

10.5

West North Central

0

.0

19

9.1

16

4.8

35

6.4

South Atlantic

1

16.7

38

18.3

72

21.4

111

20.2

East South Central

0

.0

2

1.0

9

2.7

11

2.0

West South Central

0

.0

11

5.3

23

6.8

34

6.2

Mountain

0

.0

8

3.8

13

3.9

21

3.8

Pacific

1

16.7

38

18.3

39

11.6

78

14.2

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

1

.5

0

.0

1

.2

Canada

0

.0

4

1.9

14

4.2

18

3.3

Other

0

.0

12

5.8

8

2.4

20

3.6


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

6

100.0

208

100.0

336

100.0

550

100.0

Highest degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D.

1

16.7

192

92.3

329

97.9

522

94.9

Ed.D.

0

.0

1

.5

1

.3

2

.4

Psy.D.

0

.0

9

4.3

0

.0

9

1.6

M.D.

0

.0

1

.5

3

.9

4

.7

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

3

1.4

1

.3

4

.7

Masters

4

66.7

1

.5

0

.0

5

.9

Not specified

1

16.7

1

.5

2

.6

4

.7

Years since degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 5

0

.0

16

7.7

0

.0

16

2.9

5 – 9

0

.0

21

10.1

3

.9

24

4.4

10 – 14

0

.0

20

9.6

8

2.4

28

5.1

15 – 19

1

16.7

9

4.3

8

2.4

18

3.3

20 – 24

1

16.7

28

13.5

19

5.7

48

8.7

25 or more

3

50.0

109

52.4

296

88.1

408

74.2

Not specified

1

16.7

5

2.4

2

.6

8

1.5

Mean

31.8

 

26.2

 

39.7

 

34.6

 

SD

11.6

 

14.8

 

12.1

 

14.7

 

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 6 Members, 2007

6

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Total

6

100.0

208

100.0

336

100.0

550

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Clinical

1

16.7

37

17.8

29

8.6

67

12.2

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

7

3.4

6

1.8

13

2.4

Counseling psychology

0

.0

3

1.4

0

.0

3

.5

Forensic

0

.0

1

.5

1

.3

2

.4

Health

1

16.7

4

1.9

7

2.1

12

2.2

School

1

16.7

1

.5

0

.0

2

.4

Subtotal

3

50.0

53

25.5

44

13.1

100

18.2

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

2

1.0

8

2.4

10

1.8

Comparative

0

.0

5

2.4

24

7.1

29

5.3

Developmental

0

.0

4

1.9

13

3.9

17

3.1

Educational

0

.0

2

1.0

0

.0

2

.4

Environmental

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Experimental

1

16.7

37

17.8

69

20.5

107

19.5

General/Methods & Systems

0

.0

2

1.0

3

.9

5

.9

Industrial/Organizational

0

.0

2

1.0

1

.3

3

.5

Neurosciences

0

.0

28

13.5

47

14.0

75

13.6

Personality

0

.0

2

1.0

1

.3

3

.5

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

35

16.8

76

22.6

111

20.2

Psychopharmacology

0

.0

5

2.4

20

6.0

25

4.5

Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Social

0

.0

0

.0

3

.9

3

.5

Subtotal

1

16.7

124

59.6

267

79.5

392

71.3

Other fields

Behavioral Medicine

0

.0

1

.5

3

.9

4

.7

Business or Management

0

.0

0

.0

2

.6

2

.4

Cognitive science

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Computer Science

0

.0

1

.5

0

.0

1

.2

Criminology/Criminal Justice

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Education, Teaching

0

.0

3

1.4

1

.3

4

.7

Medicine

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Psychiatry

0

.0

1

.5

0

.0

1

.2

Rehabilitation

0

.0

1

.5

2

.6

3

.5

Social Work

1

16.7

0

.0

0

.0

1

.2

Other

0

.0

3

1.4

10

3.0

13

2.4

Subtotal

1

16.7

10

4.8

21

6.3

32

5.8

Not specified

Not specified

1

16.7

21

10.1

4

1.2

26

4.7

Science designation

General science

1

16.7

10

4.8

12

3.6

23

4.2

Core science

1

16.7

123

59.1

267

79.5

391

71.1

Neither

3

50.0

54

26.0

53

15.8

110

20.0

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

 

Table 1

Employment Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

6

100.0

208

100.0

336

100.0

550

100.0

Employment status

Employed full time

2

33.3

75

36.1

142

42.3

219

39.8

Employed part time

0

.0

14

6.7

21

6.3

35

6.4

Employed; status not known

0

.0

19

9.1

42

12.5

61

11.1

Postdoctoral study

0

.0

1

.5

0

.0

1

.2

Retired

0

.0

14

6.7

27

8.0

41

7.5

Other

0

.0

2

1.0

5

1.5

7

1.3

Not specified

4

66.7

83

39.9

99

29.5

186

33.8

Licensure status

Licensed and/or certified

1

16.7

61

29.3

82

24.4

144

26.2

Not licensed/unknown

5

83.3

147

70.7

254

75.6

406

73.8

 

Primary employment setting (full-time-employed only)

University settings

1

50.0

38

50.7

98

69.0

137

62.6

Four-year colleges

0

.0

10

13.3

6

4.2

16

7.3

Medical school

0

.0

6

8.0

14

9.9

20

9.1

Other academic settings

0

.0

0

.0

1

.7

1

.5

Schools & other educational settings

1

50.0

0

.0

0

.0

1

.5

Independent practice

0

.0

7

9.3

3

2.1

10

4.6

Hospital

0

.0

2

2.7

2

1.4

4

1.8

Other human service

0

.0

1

1.3

0

.0

1

.5

Business & industry

0

.0

3

4.0

1

.7

4

1.8

Government

0

.0

5

6.7

5

3.5

10

4.6

Other

0

.0

3

4.0

10

7.0

13

5.9

Not specified

0

.0

0

.0

2

1.4

2

.9

 

Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)

Research

1

50.0

48

64.0

111

78.2

160

73.1

Education

1

50.0

49

65.3

100

70.4

150

68.5

Health/mental health services

1

50.0

18

24.0

13

9.2

32

14.6

Educational services

1

50.0

11

14.7

7

4.9

19

8.7

Other applied psychology

0

.0

10

13.3

3

2.1

13

5.9

Management/administration

1

50.0

34

45.3

70

49.3

105

47.9

Other employment activities

1

50.0

10

13.3

25

17.6

36

16.4

Not specified

0

.0

11

14.7

26

18.3

37

16.9

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)

Research

1

50.0

22

29.3

80

56.3

103

47.0

Education

0

.0

22

29.3

21

14.8

43

19.6

Mental Health Services

1

50.0

13

17.3

4

2.8

18

8.2

Educational Services

0

.0

0

.0

1

.7

1

.5

Management/administration

0

.0

7

9.3

9

6.3

16

7.3

Other activities

0

.0

0

.0

1

.7

1

.5

Not specified

0

.0

11

14.7

26

18.3

37

16.9

Source: 2007 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research. 

 

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2007

 

 

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

1

16.7

16

7.7

91

27.1

108

19.6

2. Teaching of Psychology

1

16.7

31

14.9

31

9.2

63

11.5

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

48

23.1

175

52.1

223

40.5

5. Evaluation & Measurement

1

16.7

5

2.4

8

2.4

14

2.5

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

6

100.0

208

100.0

336

100.0

550

100.0

7. Developmental Psychology

1

16.7

10

4.8

29

8.6

40

7.3

8. Personality & Social

1

16.7

6

2.9

19

5.7

26

4.7

9. SPSSI

0

.0

3

1.4

16

4.8

19

3.5

10. Psychology & the Arts

0

.0

2

1.0

5

1.5

7

1.3

12. Clinical Psychology

0

.0

11

5.3

26

7.7

37

6.7

13. Consulting Psychology

0

.0

3

1.4

4

1.2

7

1.3

14. SIOP

0

.0

2

1.0

4

1.2

6

1.1

15. Educational Psychology

1

16.7

5

2.4

6

1.8

12

2.2

16. School Psychology

1

16.7

3

1.4

4

1.2

8

1.5

17. Counseling Psychology

0

.0

2

1.0

5

1.5

7

1.3

18. Psychologists in Public Service

0

.0

4

1.9

6

1.8

10

1.8

19. Society for Military Psychology

0

.0

3

1.4

9

2.7

12

2.2

20. Adult Development & Aging

0

.0

11

5.3

22

6.5

33

6.0

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

4

1.9

7

2.1

11

2.0

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

0

.0

8

3.8

9

2.7

17

3.1

23. Consumer Psychology

0

.0

2

1.0

6

1.8

8

1.5

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

0

.0

7

3.4

12

3.6

19

3.5

25. Behavior Analysis

1

16.7

16

7.7

43

12.8

60

10.9

26. History of Psychology

1

16.7

8

3.8

56

16.7

65

11.8

27. Community Psychology

0

.0

2

1.0

6

1.8

8

1.5

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

1

16.7

34

16.3

78

23.2

113

20.5

29. Psychotherapy

1

16.7

6

2.9

7

2.1

14

2.5

30. Psychological Hypnosis

0

.0

3

1.4

5

1.5

8

1.5

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

3

1.4

8

2.4

11

2.0

32. Humanistic Psychology

0

.0

1

.5

5

1.5

6

1.1

33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

0

.0

5

2.4

6

1.8

11

2.0

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

1

.5

6

1.8

7

1.3

35. Psychology of Women

0

.0

9

4.3

13

3.9

22

4.0

36. Psychology of Religion

0

.0

7

3.4

7

2.1

14

2.5

37. Child and Family Policy & Practice

0

.0

5

2.4

6

1.8

11

2.0

38. Health Psychology

1

16.7

19

9.1

27

8.0

47

8.5

39. Psychoanalysis

0

.0

4

1.9

3

.9

7

1.3

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

0

.0

46

22.1

56

16.7

102

18.5

41. Psychology-Law Society

0

.0

5

2.4

7

2.1

12

2.2

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

10

4.8

7

2.1

17

3.1

43. Family Psychology

0

.0

2

1.0

3

.9

5

.9

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

0

.0

2

1.0

3

.9

5

.9

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

0

.0

4

1.9

7

2.1

11

2.0

46. Media Psychology

0

.0

3

1.4

2

.6

5

.9

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

0

.0

1

.5

8

2.4

9

1.6

48. Peace Psychology

1

16.7

2

1.0

7

2.1

10

1.8

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

0

.0

2

1.0

6

1.8

8

1.5

50. Addictions

0

.0

3

1.4

9

2.7

12

2.2

51. Men & Masculinity

0

.0

2

1.0

4

1.2

6

1.1

52. International

0

.0

5

2.4

21

6.3

26

4.7

53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

0

.0

2

1.0

5

1.5

7

1.3

54. Pediatric Psychology

0

.0

4

1.9

7

2.1

11

2.0

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

7

3.4

6

1.8

13

2.4

56. Trauma Psychology

0

.0

4

1.9

3

.9

7

1.3

Number of divisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

3

50.0

46

22.1

51

15.2

100

18.2

Two

0

.0

80

38.5

75

22.3

155

28.2

Three

0

.0

33

15.9

87

25.9

120

21.8

Four or more

3

50.0

49

23.6

123

36.6

175

31.8

Number belonging to state associations

 

2

33.3

41

19.7

68

20.2

111

20.2

ABPP Clinical psychology

0

.0

4

1.9

11

3.3

15

2.7

School

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.2

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

4

1.9

8

2.4

12

2.2

Forensic

0

.0