Division 7: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 31 | 100.0 | 661 | 100.0 | 389 | 100.0 | 1,081 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 9 | 29.0 | 210 | 31.8 | 210 | 54.0 | 429 | 39.7 |
Women | 21 | 67.7 | 447 | 67.6 | 179 | 46.0 | 647 | 59.9 | |
Not specified | 1 | 3.2 | 4 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | |
Race/ethnicity | Asian | 1 | 3.2 | 39 | 5.9 | 2 | .5 | 42 | 3.9 |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 15 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.1 | 23 | 2.1 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.8 | 8 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.9 | |
White | 20 | 64.5 | 495 | 74.9 | 356 | 91.5 | 871 | 80.6 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .1 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .6 | |
Not specified | 10 | 32.3 | 94 | 14.2 | 14 | 3.6 | 118 | 10.9 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 3.2 | 5 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .6 |
30 - 34 | 1 | 3.2 | 29 | 4.4 | 0 | .0 | 30 | 2.8 | |
35 - 39 | 3 | 9.7 | 64 | 9.7 | 3 | .8 | 70 | 6.5 | |
40 - 44 | 3 | 9.7 | 67 | 10.1 | 7 | 1.8 | 77 | 7.1 | |
45 - 49 | 4 | 12.9 | 47 | 7.1 | 8 | 2.1 | 59 | 5.5 | |
50 - 54 | 5 | 16.1 | 53 | 8.0 | 19 | 4.9 | 77 | 7.1 | |
55 - 59 | 2 | 6.5 | 79 | 12.0 | 45 | 11.6 | 126 | 11.7 | |
60 - 64 | 4 | 12.9 | 113 | 17.1 | 75 | 19.3 | 192 | 17.8 | |
65 - 69 | 3 | 9.7 | 63 | 9.5 | 62 | 15.9 | 128 | 11.8 | |
70 or older | 2 | 6.5 | 106 | 16.0 | 157 | 40.4 | 265 | 24.5 | |
Not specified | 3 | 9.7 | 35 | 5.3 | 13 | 3.3 | 51 | 4.7 | |
Mean | 52.6 | 56.7 | 68.6 | 60.9 | |||||
SD | 13.9 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 15.3 | |||||
Region | New England | 4 | 12.9 | 62 | 9.4 | 34 | 8.7 | 100 | 9.3 |
Middle Atlantic | 6 | 19.4 | 129 | 19.5 | 83 | 21.3 | 218 | 20.2 | |
East North Central | 3 | 9.7 | 76 | 11.5 | 60 | 15.4 | 139 | 12.9 | |
West North Central | 2 | 6.5 | 40 | 6.1 | 22 | 5.7 | 64 | 5.9 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 3.2 | 112 | 16.9 | 79 | 20.3 | 192 | 17.8 | |
East South Central | 2 | 6.5 | 19 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.3 | 26 | 2.4 | |
West South Central | 3 | 9.7 | 28 | 4.2 | 15 | 3.9 | 46 | 4.3 | |
Mountain | 2 | 6.5 | 34 | 5.1 | 11 | 2.8 | 47 | 4.3 | |
Pacific | 6 | 19.4 | 111 | 16.8 | 63 | 16.2 | 180 | 16.7 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | |
Canada | 1 | 3.2 | 13 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.3 | 23 | 2.1 | |
Other | 1 | 3.2 | 33 | 5.0 | 8 | 2.1 | 42 | 3.9 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2010
| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 31 | 100.0 | 661 | 100.0 | 389 | 100.0 | 1,081 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 9 | 29.0 | 607 | 91.8 | 380 | 97.7 | 996 | 92.1 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 23 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.8 | 30 | 2.8 |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.5 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 2 | 6.5 | 6 | .9 | 2 | .5 | 10 | .9 |
Masters | 14 | 45.2 | 7 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 21 | 1.9 |
Not specified | 6 | 19.4 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .7 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 7 | 22.6 | 40 | 6.1 | 0 | .0 | 47 | 4.3 |
5 – 9 | 2 | 6.5 | 90 | 13.6 | 0 | .0 | 92 | 8.5 |
10 – 14 | 5 | 16.1 | 79 | 12.0 | 9 | 2.3 | 93 | 8.6 |
15 – 19 | 4 | 12.9 | 64 | 9.7 | 17 | 4.4 | 85 | 7.9 |
20 – 24 | 3 | 9.7 | 67 | 10.1 | 14 | 3.6 | 84 | 7.8 |
25 or more | 5 | 16.1 | 306 | 46.3 | 345 | 88.7 | 656 | 60.7 |
Not specified | 5 | 16.1 | 15 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 24 | 2.2 |
Mean | 15.8 | 24.4 | 39.5 | 29.7 | ||||
SD | 13.4 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 16.2 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 7 Members, 2010
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 28 | 100.0 | 648 | 100.0 | 389 | 100.0 | 1,065 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 1 | 3.2 | 38 | 5.7 | 10 | 2.6 | 49 | 4.5 |
Clinical | 3 | 9.7 | 89 | 13.5 | 37 | 9.5 | 129 | 11.9 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 2 | .5 | 7 | .6 | |
Counseling psychology | 2 | 6.5 | 7 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 9 | .8 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .3 | 3 | .3 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .5 | 3 | .3 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.7 | 1 | .3 | 12 | 1.1 | |
School | 3 | 9.7 | 12 | 1.8 | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.4 | |
Subtotal | 9 | 29.0 | 165 | 25.0 | 53 | 13.6 | 227 | 21.0 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 9 | 2.3 | 15 | 1.4 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 5 | .5 | |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 2 | .2 | |
Developmental | 6 | 19.4 | 319 | 48.3 | 239 | 61.4 | 564 | 52.2 | |
Educational | 2 | 6.5 | 23 | 3.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 38 | 3.5 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 9 | 2.3 | 12 | 1.1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .8 | 7 | .6 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 1 | .3 | 4 | .4 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | .8 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | 5 | 1.3 | 9 | .8 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 2 | .2 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .8 | 4 | .4 | |
Social | 1 | 3.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 13 | 3.3 | 22 | 2.0 | |
Subtotal | 10 | 32.3 | 377 | 57.0 | 306 | 78.7 | 693 | 64.1 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Communications/Journalism | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 1 | 3.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 3 | .8 | 12 | 1.1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Nursing | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .2 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .1 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .3 | 3 | .3 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Sociology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .1 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Speech & Hearing | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Theology/Religion | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .3 | 4 | .4 | |
Other | 3 | 9.7 | 15 | 2.3 | 10 | 2.6 | 28 | 2.6 | |
Subtotal | 7 | 22.6 | 40 | 6.1 | 18 | 4.6 | 65 | 6.0 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 1 | 3.2 | 28 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.1 | 37 | 3.4 | |
Core science | 11 | 35.5 | 372 | 56.3 | 307 | 78.9 | 690 | 63.8 | |
Neither | 14 | 45.2 | 182 | 27.5 | 62 | 15.9 | 258 | 23.9 | |
Not specified | 5 | 16.1 | 79 | 12.0 | 12 | 3.1 | 96 | 8.9 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 173 | 100.0 | 303 | 100.0 | 482 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 1 | 16.7 | 85 | 49.1 | 172 | 56.8 | 258 | 53.5 |
Working part time | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 17 | 5.6 | 21 | 4.4 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | .8 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Retired and not working | 1 | 16.7 | 13 | 7.5 | 34 | 11.2 | 48 | 10.0 | |
Retired and still working | 1 | 16.7 | 5 | 2.9 | 12 | 4.0 | 18 | 3.7 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.5 | |
Not specified | 3 | 50.0 | 61 | 35.3 | 61 | 20.1 | 125 | 25.9 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 1 | 16.7 | 47 | 27.2 | 67 | 22.1 | 115 | 23.9 |
Not licensed/unknown | 5 | 83.3 | 126 | 72.8 | 236 | 77.9 | 367 | 76.1 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 48.2 | 107 | 62.2 | 149 | 57.8 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 11 | 12.9 | 7 | 4.1 | 18 | 7.0 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 7 | 8.2 | 20 | 11.6 | 27 | 10.5 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .8 | |
Independent practice | 0 | .0 | 11 | 12.9 | 6 | 3.5 | 17 | 6.6 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | 4.1 | 10 | 3.9 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .8 | |
Other human service | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 4 | 4.7 | 8 | 4.7 | 12 | 4.7 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2.4 | 10 | 5.8 | 12 | 4.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .8 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 100.0 | 54 | 63.5 | 131 | 76.2 | 186 | 72.1 |
Education | 1 | 100.0 | 55 | 64.7 | 121 | 70.3 | 177 | 68.6 | |
Health/mental health services | 0 | .0 | 22 | 25.9 | 15 | 8.7 | 37 | 14.3 | |
Educational services | 0 | .0 | 14 | 16.5 | 12 | 7.0 | 26 | 10.1 | |
Other applied psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 10.6 | 5 | 2.9 | 14 | 5.4 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 100.0 | 38 | 44.7 | 92 | 53.5 | 131 | 50.8 | |
Other employment activities | 0 | .0 | 10 | 11.8 | 36 | 20.9 | 46 | 17.8 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 13 | 15.3 | 36 | 20.9 | 49 | 19.0 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | .0 | 17 | 20.0 | 82 | 47.7 | 99 | 38.4 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 26 | 30.6 | 29 | 16.9 | 55 | 21.3 | |
Mental Health Services | 0 | .0 | 16 | 18.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 18 | 7.0 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .8 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 14.1 | 18 | 10.5 | 31 | 12.0 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | .8 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 13 | 15.3 | 38 | 22.1 | 51 | 19.8 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 7 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 2 | 6.5 | 19 | 2.9 | 69 | 17.7 | 90 | 8.3 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 3 | 9.7 | 50 | 7.6 | 24 | 6.2 | 77 | 7.1 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.8 | 82 | 21.1 | 94 | 8.7 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 20 | 3.0 | 21 | 5.4 | 41 | 3.8 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.2 | 25 | 6.4 | 33 | 3.1 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 31 | 100.0 | 661 | 100.0 | 389 | 100.0 | 1,081 | 100.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 4 | 12.9 | 49 | 7.4 | 74 | 19.0 | 127 | 11.7 |
9. SPSSI | 1 | 3.2 | 25 | 3.8 | 55 | 14.1 | 81 | 7.5 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 23 | 2.1 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 43 | 6.5 | 41 | 10.5 | 84 | 7.8 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .8 | 6 | .6 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 7 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.2 |
15. Educational Psychology | 6 | 19.4 | 54 | 8.2 | 58 | 14.9 | 118 | 10.9 |
16. School Psychology | 4 | 12.9 | 23 | 3.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 40 | 3.7 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 3.2 | 7 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.2 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | .6 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .8 | 6 | .6 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 3.2 | 45 | 6.8 | 30 | 7.7 | 76 | 7.0 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | .5 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | .9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 2 | .5 | 5 | .5 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 1 | 3.2 | 6 | .9 | 11 | 2.8 | 18 | 1.7 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 1 | 3.2 | 12 | 1.8 | 11 | 2.8 | 24 | 2.2 |
26. History of Psychology | 3 | 9.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 21 | 5.4 | 33 | 3.1 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.5 | 14 | 3.6 | 24 | 2.2 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.5 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 3.2 | 15 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 23 | 2.1 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | .8 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | .6 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .8 | 6 | .6 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 3 | 9.7 | 19 | 2.9 | 22 | 5.7 | 44 | 4.1 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.1 | 15 | 3.9 | 22 | 2.0 |
35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 6.5 | 36 | 5.4 | 44 | 11.3 | 82 | 7.6 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 2 | 6.5 | 21 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.3 | 28 | 2.6 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 5 | 16.1 | 47 | 7.1 | 46 | 11.8 | 98 | 9.1 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | 3.6 | 21 | 5.4 | 45 | 4.2 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 1 | 3.2 | 12 | 1.8 | 9 | 2.3 | 22 | 2.0 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 6.5 | 35 | 5.3 | 12 | 3.1 | 49 | 4.5 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 1 | 3.2 | 17 | 2.6 | 12 | 3.1 | 30 | 2.8 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 20 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 24 | 2.2 |
43. Family Psychology | 3 | 9.7 | 34 | 5.1 | 15 | 3.9 | 52 | 4.8 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 7 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.2 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 3.2 | 19 | 2.9 | 16 | 4.1 | 36 | 3.3 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 1.2 | 9 | 2.3 | 17 | 1.6 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 1 | 3.2 | 13 | 2.0 | 2 | .5 | 16 | 1.5 |
48. Peace Psychology | 2 | 6.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 9 | 2.3 | 21 | 1.9 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | .5 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 1 | 3.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.7 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 4 | .6 | 2 | .5 | 6 | .6 |
52. International | 1 | 3.2 | 10 | 1.5 | 24 | 6.2 | 35 | 3.2 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3 | 9.7 | 61 | 9.2 | 23 | 5.9 | 87 | 8.0 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 3 | 9.7 | 32 | 4.8 | 17 | 4.4 | 52 | 4.8 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | .8 | 3 | .8 | 8 | .7 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 3.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.3 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 9 | 29.0 | 247 | 37.4 | 77 | 19.8 | 333 | 30.8 |
Two | 9 | 29.0 | 197 | 29.8 | 110 | 28.3 | 316 | 29.2 |
Three | 4 | 12.9 | 106 | 16.0 | 69 | 17.7 | 179 | 16.6 |
Four or more | 9 | 29.0 | 111 | 16.8 | 133 | 34.2 | 253 | 23.4 |
Number belonging to state associations | 8 | 25.8 | 149 | 22.5 | 62 | 15.9 | 219 | 20.3 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 12 | 3.1 | 14 | 1.3 |
School | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 1 | .3 | 3 | .3 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .1 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .2 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .5 | 4 | .4 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 4 | 12.9 | 107 | 16.2 | 22 | 5.7 | 133 | 12.3 |
Total | 31 | 100.0 | 661 | 100.0 | 389 | 100.0 | 1,081 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
