Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 8 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

182

100.0

2,096

100.0

709

100.0

2,987

100.0

Men

96

52.7

1,238

59.1

535

75.5

1,869

62.6

Women

83

45.6

845

40.3

174

24.5

1,102

36.9

Not specified

3

1.6

13

.6

0

.0

16

.5

American Indian

0

.0

11

.5

3

.4

14

.5

Asian

9

4.9

83

4.0

9

1.3

101

3.4

Hispanic

6

3.3

28

1.3

5

.7

39

1.3

Black

5

2.7

36

1.7

7

1.0

48

1.6

White

99

54.4

1,537

73.3

657

92.7

2,293

76.8

Other

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Multiracial/multi-ethnic

0

.0

7

.3

0

.0

7

.2

Not specified

63

34.6

393

18.8

28

3.9

484

16.2

Under 30

3

1.6

9

.4

0

.0

12

.4

30 - 34

11

6.0

90

4.3

0

.0

101

3.4

35 - 39

11

6.0

187

8.9

0

.0

198

6.6

40 - 44

18

9.9

215

10.3

12

1.7

245

8.2

45 - 49

14

7.7

196

9.4

25

3.5

235

7.9

50 - 54

24

13.2

258

12.3

72

10.2

354

11.9

55 - 59

20

11.0

320

15.3

122

17.2

462

15.5

60 - 64

20

11.0

232

11.1

107

15.1

359

12.0

65 - 69

11

6.0

96

4.6

87

12.3

194

6.5

70 or older

31

17.0

317

15.1

259

36.5

607

20.3

Not specified

19

10.4

176

8.4

25

3.5

220

7.4

Mean

55.2

 

55.2

 

66.9

 

58.1

 

SD

14.6

 

14.5

 

12.6

 

14.9

 

New England

16

8.8

159

7.6

63

8.9

238

8.0

Middle Atlantic

40

22.0

387

18.5

138

19.5

565

18.9

East North Central

19

10.4

296

14.1

95

13.4

410

13.7

West North Central

10

5.5

115

5.5

42

5.9

167

5.6

South Atlantic

27

14.8

305

14.6

116

16.4

448

15.0

East South Central

4

2.2

64

3.1

10

1.4

78

2.6

West South Central

10

5.5

106

5.1

26

3.7

142

4.8

Mountain

5

2.7

89

4.2

34

4.8

128

4.3

Pacific

30

16.5

344

16.4

141

19.9

515

17.2

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

5

.2

0

.0

5

.2

Canada

3

1.6

94

4.5

19

2.7

116

3.9

Other

18

9.9

132

6.3

25

3.5

175

5.9

 

 


 

Table 2

Educational Characteristics of Division 8 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

 

 

 

Membership Status

Total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

182

100.0

2,096

100.0

709

100.0

2,987

100.0

Ph.D.

32

17.6

1,863

88.9

697

98.3

2,592

86.8

Ed.D.

7

3.8

48

2.3

6

.8

61

2.0

Psy.D.

1

.5

64

3.1

0

.0

65

2.2

M.D.

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

1

.5

77

3.7

5

.7

83

2.8

Masters

126

69.2

29

1.4

1

.1

156

5.2

Baccalaureate/Associate

1

.5

2

.1

0

.0

3

.1

Certificate/diploma

1

.5

0

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Not specified

13

7.1

12

.6

0

.0

25

.8

Less than 5

11

6.0

138

6.6

0

.0

149

5.0

5 – 9

30

16.5

336

16.0

2

.3

368

12.3

10 – 14

24

13.2

303

14.5

8

1.1

335

11.2

15 – 19

21

11.5

226

10.8

29

4.1

276

9.2

20 – 24

13

7.1

231

11.0

49

6.9

293

9.8

25 or more

65

35.7

793

37.8

618

87.2

1,476

49.4

Not specified

18

9.9

69

3.3

3

.4

90

3.0

Mean

22.3

 

22.0

 

38.3

 

26.0

 

SD

14.9

 

14.2

 

12.4

 

15.5

 

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.  

 

Table 3

Current Major Field of Division 8 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

8

 

Membership Status

total

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

N=

182

100.0

2,096

100.0

709

100.0

2,987

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

23

1.1

0

.0

23

.8

Clinical

43

23.6

490

23.4

115

16.2

648

21.7

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Counseling psychology

13

7.1

109

5.2

16

2.3

138

4.6

Forensic

1

.5

0

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Geropsychology

1

.5

8

.4

2

.3

11

.4

Health

2

1.1

58

2.8

26

3.7

86

2.9

School

7

3.8

25

1.2

2

.3

34

1.1

Sport psychology

0

.0

1

.0

2

.3

3

.1

Subtotal

67

36.8

715

34.1

163

23.0

945

31.6

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

1

.5

12

.6

7

1.0

20

.7

Community

3

1.6

11

.5

7

1.0

21

.7

Comparative

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

1

.0

Developmental

7

3.8

73

3.5

41

5.8

121

4.1

Educational

5

2.7

43

2.1

12

1.7

60

2.0

Environmental

0

.0

4

.2

11

1.6

15

.5

Experimental

1

.5

19

.9

5

.7

25

.8

General/Methods & Systems

4

2.2

20

1.0

12

1.7

36

1.2

Industrial/Organizational

25

13.7

134

6.4

34

4.8

193

6.5

Neurosciences

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Personality

5

2.7

111

5.3

59

8.3

175

5.9

Physiological/Psychobiology

0

.0

3

.1

3

.4

6

.2

Psychopharmacology

0

.0

4

.2

0

.0

4

.1

Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

1

.5

26

1.2

8

1.1

35

1.2

Social

31

17.0

677

32.3

298

42.0

1,006

33.7

Subtotal

83

45.6

1,140

54.4

499

70.4

1,722

57.6

Other fields

Behavioral Medicine

0

.0

4

.2

2

.3

6

.2

Business or Management

0

.0

16

.8

4

.6

20

.7

Cognitive science

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Communications/Journalism

0

.0

12

.6

0

.0

12

.4

Computer Science

1

.5

0

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Counseling

0

.0

4

.2

0

.0

4

.1

Counselor Education

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Criminology/Criminal Justice

5

2.7

2

.1

2

.3

9

.3

Economics

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Education, Teaching

0

.0

4

.2

2

.3

6

.2

Engineering

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Epidemiology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

1

.0

Information Science

1

.5

0

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Law

0

.0

4

.2

0

.0

4

.1

Medicine

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Nursing

0

.0

4

.2

1

.1

5

.2

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

17

.8

2

.3

19

.6

Political Science

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Psychiatry

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Public Admin

1

.5

0

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Public Health

0

.0

4

.2

0

.0

4

.1

Rehabilitation

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Social/Behavioral Sciences

1

.5

7

.3

1

.1

9

.3

Social Work

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Sociology

0

.0

3

.1

1

.1

4

.1

Special Education

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Statistics

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

1

.0

Theology/Religion

0

.0

2

.1

1

.1

3

.1

Other

5

2.7

33

1.6

19

2.7

57

1.9

Subtotal

14

7.7

132

6.3

39

5.5

185

6.2

 

Not specified

18

9.9

109

5.2

8

1.1

135

4.5

Science designation

General science

31

17.0

219

10.4

73

10.3

323

10.8

Core science

58

31.9

1,027

49.0

464

65.4

1,549

51.9

Neither

75

41.2

741

35.4

164

23.1

980

32.8

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office. 

 

Table 5

Membership Characteristics of Division 8 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

Other divisions

Associate

Member

Fellow

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. General Psychology

6

3.3

91

4.3

145

20.5

242

8.1

2. Teaching of Psychology

9

4.9

188

9.0

81

11.4

278

9.3

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

19

.9

76

10.7

95

3.2

5. Evaluation & Measurement

4

2.2

99

4.7

57

8.0

160

5.4

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

1

.5

12

.6

21

3.0

34

1.1

7. Developmental Psychology

2

1.1

61

2.9

91

12.8

154

5.2

8. Personality & Social

182

100.0

2,096

100.0

709

100.0

2,987

100.0

9. SPSSI

10

5.5

361

17.2

317

44.7

688

23.0

10. Psychology & the Arts

2

1.1

41

2.0

26

3.7

69

2.3

12. Clinical Psychology

0

.0

114

5.4

106

15.0

220

7.4

13. Consulting Psychology

5

2.7

57

2.7

25

3.5

87

2.9

14. SIOP

11

6.0

154

7.3

69

9.7

234

7.8

15. Educational Psychology

14

7.7

95

4.5

50

7.1

159

5.3

16. School Psychology

6

3.3

29

1.4

7

1.0

42

1.4

17. Counseling Psychology

8

4.4

67

3.2

23

3.2

98

3.3

18. Psychologists in Public Service

5

2.7

33

1.6

12

1.7

50

1.7

19. Society for Military Psychology

1

.5

15

.7

15

2.1

31

1.0

20. Adult Development & Aging

2

1.1

74

3.5

43

6.1

119

4.0

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

10

.5

8

1.1

18

.6

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

3

1.6

27

1.3

11

1.6

41

1.4

23. Consumer Psychology

3

1.6

57

2.7

24

3.4

84

2.8

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

3

1.6

51

2.4

40

5.6

94

3.1

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

8

.4

13

1.8

21

.7

26. History of Psychology

4

2.2

29

1.4

66

9.3

99

3.3

27. Community Psychology

0

.0

31

1.5

37

5.2

68

2.3

28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse

3

1.6

34

1.6

13

1.8

50

1.7

29. Psychotherapy

12

6.6

95

4.5

29

4.1

136

4.6

30. Psychological Hypnosis

6

3.3

31

1.5

10

1.4

47

1.6

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

16

.8

18

2.5

34

1.1

32. Humanistic Psychology

2

1.1

40

1.9

17

2.4

59

2.0

33. Mental Retardation

1

.5

10

.5

6

.8

17

.6

34. Population & Environmental

2

1.1

43

2.1

60

8.5

105

3.5

35. Psychology of Women

5

2.7

133

6.3

92

13.0

230

7.7

36. Psychology of Religion

6

3.3

69

3.3

24

3.4

99

3.3

37. Child, Youth & Family Services

2

1.1

28

1.3

16

2.3

46

1.5

38. Health Psychology

3

1.6

169

8.1

101

14.2

273

9.1

39. Psychoanalysis

1

.5

48

2.3

18

2.5

67

2.2

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

0

.0

44

2.1

9

1.3

53

1.8

41. Psychology-Law Society

3

1.6

81

3.9

38

5.4

122

4.1

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

0

.0

103

4.9

19

2.7

122

4.1

43. Family Psychology

1

.5

46

2.2

19

2.7

66

2.2

44. Lesbian & Gay Issues

1

.5

23

1.1

23

3.2

47

1.6

45. Ethnic Minority Issues

2

1.1

41

2.0

26

3.7

69

2.3

46. Media Psychology

1

.5

25

1.2

16

2.3

42

1.4

47. Exercise & Sport Psychology

0

.0

33

1.6

12

1.7

45

1.5

48. Peace Psychology

3

1.6

38

1.8

43

6.1

84

2.8

49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy

4

2.2

42

2.0

17

2.4

63

2.1

50. Addictions

3

1.6

45

2.1

15

2.1

63

2.1

51. Men & Masculinity

1

.5

22

1.0

12

1.7

35

1.2

52. International

0

.0

46

2.2

73

10.3

119

4.0

53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

1

.5

22

1.0

8

1.1

31

1.0

54. Pediatric Psychology

1

.5

7

.3

10

1.4

18

.6

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

16

.8

4

.6

20

.7

Number of divisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

100

54.9

723

34.5

62

8.7

885

29.6

Two

41

22.5

619

29.5

157

22.1

817

27.4

Three

23

12.6

388

18.5

169

23.8

580

19.4

Four or more

18

9.9

366

17.5

321

45.3

705

23.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number belonging to state associations

42

23.1

466

22.2

130

18.3

638

21.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABPP Clinical psychology

0

.0

22

1.0

50

7.1

72

2.4

Counseling

0

.0

3

.1

2

.3

5

.2

Industrial-organizational

0

.0

1

.0

7

1.0

8

.3

School

0

.0

4

.2

3

.4

7

.2

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.1

1

.0

Forensic

0

.0

1

.0

4

.6

5

.2

Family psychology

0

.0

2

.1

1

.1

3

.1

Health psychology

0

.0

1

.0

3

.4

4

.1

Total

182

100.0

2,096

100.0

709

100.0

2,987

100.0

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.