Division 8: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 108 | 100.0 | 1,461 | 100.0 | 640 | 100.0 | 2,209 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 60 | 55.6 | 843 | 57.7 | 472 | 73.8 | 1,375 | 62.2 |
Women | 47 | 43.5 | 612 | 41.9 | 168 | 26.3 | 827 | 37.4 | |
Not specified | 1 | .9 | 6 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .3 | |
Race/ Ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 4 | .3 | 1 | .2 | 5 | .2 |
Asian | 10 | 9.3 | 67 | 4.6 | 13 | 2.0 | 90 | 4.1 | |
Hispanic | 3 | 2.8 | 31 | 2.1 | 6 | .9 | 40 | 1.8 | |
Black | 4 | 3.7 | 26 | 1.8 | 9 | 1.4 | 39 | 1.8 | |
White | 62 | 57.4 | 1,109 | 75.9 | 594 | 92.8 | 1,765 | 79.9 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 11 | .8 | 1 | .2 | 12 | .5 | |
Not specified | 29 | 26.9 | 213 | 14.6 | 16 | 2.5 | 258 | 11.7 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | .9 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 |
30 - 34 | 4 | 3.7 | 26 | 1.8 | 0 | .0 | 30 | 1.4 | |
35 - 39 | 7 | 6.5 | 74 | 5.1 | 2 | .3 | 83 | 3.8 | |
40 - 44 | 5 | 4.6 | 124 | 8.5 | 7 | 1.1 | 136 | 6.2 | |
45 - 49 | 8 | 7.4 | 150 | 10.3 | 25 | 3.9 | 183 | 8.3 | |
50 - 54 | 9 | 8.3 | 144 | 9.9 | 37 | 5.8 | 190 | 8.6 | |
55 - 59 | 12 | 11.1 | 161 | 11.0 | 69 | 10.8 | 242 | 11.0 | |
60 - 64 | 15 | 13.9 | 223 | 15.3 | 104 | 16.3 | 342 | 15.5 | |
65 - 69 | 9 | 8.3 | 172 | 11.8 | 105 | 16.4 | 286 | 12.9 | |
70 or older | 31 | 28.7 | 290 | 19.8 | 273 | 42.7 | 594 | 26.9 | |
Not specified | 7 | 6.5 | 94 | 6.4 | 18 | 2.8 | 119 | 5.4 | |
Mean | 60.7 |
| 59.4 |
| 69.0 |
| 62.3 |
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SD | 15.9 |
| 14.3 |
| 12.4 |
| 14.5 |
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Region | New England | 8 | 7.4 | 110 | 7.5 | 60 | 9.4 | 178 | 8.1 |
Middle Atlantic | 23 | 21.3 | 264 | 18.1 | 118 | 18.4 | 405 | 18.3 | |
East North Central | 9 | 8.3 | 206 | 14.1 | 95 | 14.8 | 310 | 14.0 | |
West North Central | 6 | 5.6 | 90 | 6.2 | 38 | 5.9 | 134 | 6.1 | |
South Atlantic | 14 | 13.0 | 219 | 15.0 | 91 | 14.2 | 324 | 14.7 | |
East South Central | 1 | .9 | 39 | 2.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 49 | 2.2 | |
West South Central | 6 | 5.6 | 82 | 5.6 | 26 | 4.1 | 114 | 5.2 | |
Mountain | 1 | .9 | 70 | 4.8 | 36 | 5.6 | 107 | 4.8 | |
Pacific | 22 | 20.4 | 214 | 14.6 | 117 | 18.3 | 353 | 16.0 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Canada | 3 | 2.8 | 79 | 5.4 | 25 | 3.9 | 107 | 4.8 | |
Other | 15 | 13.9 | 87 | 6.0 | 25 | 3.9 | 127 | 5.7 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 108 | 100.0 | 1,461 | 100.0 | 640 | 100.0 | 2,209 | 100.0 |
Highest degree |
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PhD | 22 | 20.4 | 1,307 | 89.5 | 628 | 98.1 | 1,957 | 88.6 |
EdD | 5 | 4.6 | 32 | 2.2 | 6 | .9 | 43 | 1.9 |
PsyD | 0 | .0 | 58 | 4.0 | 0 | .0 | 58 | 2.6 |
MD | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 2 | 1.9 | 39 | 2.7 | 5 | .8 | 46 | 2.1 |
Masters | 72 | 66.7 | 17 | 1.2 | 1 | .2 | 90 | 4.1 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 1 | .9 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 |
Not specified | 6 | 5.6 | 6 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 12 | .5 |
Years since degree |
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Less than 5 | 7 | 6.5 | 36 | 2.5 | 0 | .0 | 43 | 1.9 |
5 – 9 | 11 | 10.2 | 123 | 8.4 | 0 | .0 | 134 | 6.1 |
10 – 14 | 12 | 11.1 | 199 | 13.6 | 12 | 1.9 | 223 | 10.1 |
15 – 19 | 13 | 12.0 | 195 | 13.3 | 19 | 3.0 | 227 | 10.3 |
20 – 24 | 12 | 11.1 | 152 | 10.4 | 38 | 5.9 | 202 | 9.1 |
25 or more | 44 | 40.7 | 719 | 49.2 | 567 | 88.6 | 1,330 | 60.2 |
Not specified | 9 | 8.3 | 37 | 2.5 | 4 | .6 | 50 | 2.3 |
Mean | 25.9 |
| 26.5 |
| 40.4 |
| 30.6 |
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SD | 16.6 |
| 14.7 |
| 12.5 |
| 15.5 |
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Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 8 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 108 | 100.0 | 1,461 | 100.0 | 640 | 100.0 | 2,209 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .3 |
Clinical | 18 | 16.7 | 311 | 21.3 | 91 | 14.2 | 420 | 19.0 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 1 | .9 | 2 | .1 | 2 | .3 | 5 | .2 | |
Counseling psychology | 9 | 8.3 | 65 | 4.4 | 14 | 2.2 | 88 | 4.0 | |
Family | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Forensic | 3 | 2.8 | 8 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 11 | .5 | |
Geropsychology | 1 | .9 | 3 | .2 | 4 | .6 | 8 | .4 | |
Health | 2 | 1.9 | 24 | 1.6 | 24 | 3.8 | 50 | 2.3 | |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | .3 | 3 | .1 | |
School | 5 | 4.6 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | .2 | 21 | 1.0 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 2 | .3 | 5 | .2 | |
Subtotal | 39 | 36.1 | 441 | 30.2 | 140 | 21.9 | 620 | 28.1 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 9 | .6 | 4 | .6 | 13 | .6 |
Community | 4 | 3.7 | 5 | .3 | 6 | .9 | 15 | .7 | |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .0 | |
Developmental | 3 | 2.8 | 38 | 2.6 | 29 | 4.5 | 70 | 3.2 | |
Educational | 1 | .9 | 29 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.4 | 39 | 1.8 | |
Engineering psychology/ Human factors | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 11 | 1.7 | 14 | .6 | |
Evolutionary psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .0 | |
Experimental | 1 | .9 | 13 | .9 | 3 | .5 | 17 | .8 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 4 | 3.7 | 7 | .5 | 10 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.0 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 14 | 13.0 | 83 | 5.7 | 30 | 4.7 | 127 | 5.7 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 4 | .6 | 5 | .2 | |
Personality | 3 | 2.8 | 71 | 4.9 | 53 | 8.3 | 127 | 5.7 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 1 | .9 | 18 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.9 | 31 | 1.4 | |
Social | 13 | 12.0 | 449 | 30.7 | 268 | 41.9 | 730 | 33.0 | |
Subtotal | 44 | 40.7 | 727 | 49.8 | 441 | 68.9 | 1,212 | 54.9 | |
Other fields | Anthropology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 |
Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 2 | .3 | 8 | .4 | |
Business or Management | 1 | .9 | 16 | 1.1 | 4 | .6 | 21 | 1.0 | |
Cognitive science | 1 | .9 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Communications/Journalism | 0 | .0 | 7 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .3 | |
Computer Science | 1 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Counseling | 1 | .9 | 7 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .4 | |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 1 | .9 | 2 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 4 | .2 | |
Economics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Education, Teaching | 2 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.0 | 3 | .5 | 19 | .9 | |
Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Epidemiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .1 | |
Genetics | 1 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Nursing | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .1 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 12 | .8 | 6 | .9 | 18 | .8 | |
Political Science | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 1 | .2 | 6 | .3 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 10 | .7 | 1 | .2 | 11 | .5 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .1 | |
Sociology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Theology/Religion | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .1 | |
Other | 3 | 2.8 | 56 | 3.8 | 29 | 4.5 | 88 | 4.0 | |
Subtotal | 11 | 10.2 | 160 | 11.0 | 51 | 8.0 | 222 | 10.0 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 23 | 21.3 | 136 | 9.3 | 70 | 10.9 | 229 | 10.4 | |
Core science | 29 | 26.9 | 670 | 45.9 | 412 | 64.4 | 1,111 | 50.3 | |
Neither | 42 | 38.9 | 522 | 35.7 | 150 | 23.4 | 714 | 32.3 | |
Not specified | 14 | 13.0 | 133 | 9.1 | 8 | 1.3 | 155 | 7.0 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 8 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 5 | 4.6 | 70 | 4.8 | 124 | 19.4 | 199 | 9.0 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 4 | 3.7 | 136 | 9.3 | 64 | 10.0 | 204 | 9.2 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 60 | 9.4 | 66 | 3.0 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | .9 | 78 | 5.3 | 75 | 11.7 | 154 | 7.0 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 1 | .9 | 2 | .1 | 15 | 2.3 | 18 | .8 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 2 | 1.9 | 40 | 2.7 | 70 | 10.9 | 112 | 5.1 |
8. Personality & Social | 108 | 100.0 | 1,461 | 100.0 | 640 | 100.0 | 2,209 | 100.0 |
9. SPSSI | 5 | 4.6 | 170 | 11.6 | 239 | 37.3 | 414 | 18.7 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | .9 | 32 | 2.2 | 22 | 3.4 | 55 | 2.5 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 81 | 5.5 | 82 | 12.8 | 163 | 7.4 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 2 | 1.9 | 44 | 3.0 | 19 | 3.0 | 65 | 2.9 |
14. SIOP | 7 | 6.5 | 111 | 7.6 | 65 | 10.2 | 183 | 8.3 |
15. Educational Psychology | 11 | 10.2 | 55 | 3.8 | 48 | 7.5 | 114 | 5.2 |
16. School Psychology | 5 | 4.6 | 16 | 1.1 | 6 | .9 | 27 | 1.2 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 5 | 4.6 | 40 | 2.7 | 19 | 3.0 | 64 | 2.9 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | .9 | 18 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 27 | 1.2 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | .9 | 9 | .6 | 14 | 2.2 | 24 | 1.1 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | .9 | 40 | 2.7 | 40 | 6.3 | 81 | 3.7 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 8 | 1.3 | 14 | .6 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | .9 | 11 | .8 | 8 | 1.3 | 20 | .9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 3 | 2.8 | 45 | 3.1 | 23 | 3.6 | 71 | 3.2 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 2 | 1.9 | 34 | 2.3 | 26 | 4.1 | 62 | 2.8 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 3 | 2.8 | 11 | .8 | 11 | 1.7 | 25 | 1.1 |
26. History of Psychology | 1 | .9 | 19 | 1.3 | 44 | 6.9 | 64 | 2.9 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | .9 | 34 | 5.3 | 47 | 2.1 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | .9 | 17 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 27 | 1.2 |
29. Psychotherapy | 5 | 4.6 | 59 | 4.0 | 24 | 3.8 | 88 | 4.0 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 3 | 2.8 | 23 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.7 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 9 | .6 | 14 | 2.2 | 23 | 1.0 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 1 | .9 | 24 | 1.6 | 14 | 2.2 | 39 | 1.8 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 1 | .9 | 7 | .5 | 5 | .8 | 13 | .6 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 1 | .9 | 29 | 2.0 | 49 | 7.7 | 79 | 3.6 |
35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 1.9 | 93 | 6.4 | 81 | 12.7 | 176 | 8.0 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 4 | 3.7 | 43 | 2.9 | 17 | 2.7 | 64 | 2.9 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 2 | 1.9 | 19 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.0 | 34 | 1.5 |
38. Health Psychology | 2 | 1.9 | 103 | 7.0 | 95 | 14.8 | 200 | 9.1 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 28 | 1.9 | 13 | 2.0 | 41 | 1.9 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 3 | 2.8 | 26 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.6 | 39 | 1.8 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 58 | 4.0 | 34 | 5.3 | 92 | 4.2 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 54 | 3.7 | 15 | 2.3 | 69 | 3.1 |
43. Family Psychology | 8 | 7.4 | 43 | 2.9 | 19 | 3.0 | 70 | 3.2 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 18 | 1.2 | 20 | 3.1 | 38 | 1.7 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 2 | 1.9 | 27 | 1.8 | 26 | 4.1 | 55 | 2.5 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 20 | 1.4 | 17 | 2.7 | 37 | 1.7 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 23 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.7 | 34 | 1.5 |
48. Peace Psychology | 2 | 1.9 | 24 | 1.6 | 36 | 5.6 | 62 | 2.8 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 2 | 1.9 | 24 | 1.6 | 18 | 2.8 | 44 | 2.0 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 1 | .9 | 23 | 1.6 | 16 | 2.5 | 40 | 1.8 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 1 | .9 | 12 | .8 | 13 | 2.0 | 26 | 1.2 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 24 | 1.6 | 65 | 10.2 | 89 | 4.0 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | 1.3 | 6 | .9 | 25 | 1.1 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 5 | .8 | 11 | .5 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 10 | .7 | 4 | .6 | 14 | .6 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 17 | 1.2 | 17 | 2.7 | 34 | 1.5 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 51 | 47.2 | 519 | 35.5 | 59 | 9.2 | 629 | 28.5 |
Two | 32 | 29.6 | 459 | 31.4 | 178 | 27.8 | 669 | 30.3 |
Three | 12 | 11.1 | 267 | 18.3 | 127 | 19.8 | 406 | 18.4 |
Four or more | 13 | 12.0 | 216 | 14.8 | 276 | 43.1 | 505 | 22.9 |
Number belonging to state associations | 27 | 25.0 | 311 | 21.3 | 87 | 13.6 | 425 | 19.2 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | .8 | 19 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.4 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .1 |
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | .3 | 3 | .1 |
School | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 1 | .2 | 4 | .2 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .0 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .1 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .1 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | .3 | 3 | .1 |
ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .1 |
Paid the Practice Assessment | 7 | 6.5 | 201 | 13.8 | 22 | 3.4 | 230 | 10.4 |
Did not pay | 101 | 93.5 | 1,260 | 86.2 | 618 | 96.6 | 1,979 | 89.6 |
Total | 108 | 100.0 | 1,461 | 100.0 | 640 | 100.0 | 2,209 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
