Division 9: 2005
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 9 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 57 | 100 | 1,351 | 100 | 631 | 100 | 2,039 | 100 |
| Men | 21 | 36.8 | 697 | 51.6 | 414 | 65.6 | 1,132 | 55.5 |
| Women | 36 | 63.2 | 653 | 48.3 | 217 | 34.4 | 906 | 44.4 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.7 |
| Asian | 1 | 1.8 | 34 | 2.5 | 14 | 2.2 | 49 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.9 | 16 | 2.5 | 42 | 2.1 |
| Black | 2 | 3.5 | 71 | 5.3 | 24 | 3.8 | 97 | 4.8 |
| White | 50 | 87.7 | 1,085 | 80.3 | 555 | 88 | 1,690 | 82.9 |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Not specified | 4 | 7 | 120 | 8.9 | 18 | 2.9 | 142 | 7 |
| Under 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 |
| 35 - 39 | 2 | 3.5 | 50 | 3.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 55 | 2.7 |
| 40 - 44 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 6.3 | 11 | 1.7 | 96 | 4.7 |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7.5 | 20 | 3.2 | 122 | 6 |
| 50 - 54 | 6 | 10.5 | 155 | 11.5 | 69 | 10.9 | 230 | 11.3 |
| 55 - 59 | 16 | 28.1 | 216 | 16 | 113 | 17.9 | 345 | 16.9 |
| 60 – 64 | 8 | 14 | 188 | 13.9 | 84 | 13.3 | 280 | 13.7 |
| 65 – 69 | 8 | 14 | 95 | 7 | 66 | 10.5 | 169 | 8.3 |
| 70 or older | 13 | 22.8 | 338 | 25 | 244 | 38.7 | 595 | 29.2 |
| Not specified | 4 | 7 | 108 | 8 | 21 | 3.3 | 133 | 6.5 |
| Mean | 62.6 | 61.1 | 66.9 | 63 | ||||
| SD | 9.8 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 13.7 | ||||
| New England | 5 | 8.8 | 134 | 9.9 | 77 | 12.2 | 216 | 10.6 |
| Middle Atlantic | 15 | 26.3 | 302 | 22.4 | 134 | 21.2 | 451 | 22.1 |
| East North Central | 9 | 15.8 | 163 | 12.1 | 85 | 13.5 | 257 | 12.6 |
| West North Central | 2 | 3.5 | 64 | 4.7 | 30 | 4.8 | 96 | 4.7 |
| South Atlantic | 6 | 10.5 | 192 | 14.2 | 92 | 14.6 | 290 | 14.2 |
| East South Central | 1 | 1.8 | 25 | 1.9 | 13 | 2.1 | 39 | 1.9 |
| West South Central | 3 | 5.3 | 40 | 3 | 14 | 2.2 | 57 | 2.8 |
| Mountain | 4 | 7 | 58 | 4.3 | 20 | 3.2 | 82 | 4 |
| Pacific | 7 | 12.3 | 275 | 20.4 | 138 | 21.9 | 420 | 20.6 |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Canada | 2 | 3.5 | 56 | 4.1 | 13 | 2.1 | 71 | 3.5 |
| Other | 3 | 5.3 | 39 | 2.9 | 13 | 2.1 | 55 | 2.7 |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 9 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 57 | 100 | 1,351 | 100 | 631 | 100 | 2,039 | 100 |
| Ph.D. | 24 | 42.1 | 1,218 | 90.2 | 614 | 97.3 | 1,856 | 91 |
| Ed.D. | 1 | 1.8 | 52 | 3.8 | 9 | 1.4 | 62 | 3 |
| Psy.D. | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.7 |
| M.D. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 2 | 3.5 | 33 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 37 | 1.8 |
| Masters | 24 | 42.1 | 17 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 43 | 2.1 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Certificate/diploma | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Not specified | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Less than 5 | 1 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.9 |
| 5 – 9 | 2 | 3.5 | 58 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2.9 |
| 10 – 14 | 10 | 17.5 | 165 | 12.2 | 15 | 2.4 | 190 | 9.3 |
| 15 – 19 | 5 | 8.8 | 130 | 9.6 | 28 | 4.4 | 163 | 8 |
| 20 – 24 | 9 | 15.8 | 142 | 10.5 | 55 | 8.7 | 206 | 10.1 |
| 25 or more | 27 | 47.4 | 802 | 59.4 | 528 | 83.7 | 1,357 | 66.6 |
| Not specified | 3 | 5.3 | 36 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.8 | 44 | 2.2 |
| Mean | 25.6 | 28.3 | 37.7 | 31.1 | ||||
| SD | 12.3 | 13 | 12.6 | 13.6 | ||||
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 9 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| 9 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 57 | 100 | 1,351 | 100 | 631 | 100 | 2,039 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 22 | 1.1 |
| Clinical | 16 | 28.1 | 471 | 34.9 | 118 | 18.7 | 605 | 29.7 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Counseling psychology | 7 | 12.3 | 67 | 5 | 12 | 1.9 | 86 | 4.2 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.4 | |
| Health | 1 | 1.8 | 28 | 2.1 | 20 | 3.2 | 49 | 2.4 | |
| School | 5 | 8.8 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1.1 | 26 | 1.3 | |
| Sport psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 29 | 50.9 | 611 | 45.2 | 162 | 25.7 | 802 | 39.3 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Community | 3 | 5.3 | 34 | 2.5 | 37 | 5.9 | 74 | 3.6 | |
| Comparative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Developmental | 3 | 5.3 | 71 | 5.3 | 58 | 9.2 | 132 | 6.5 | |
| Educational | 2 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.5 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 14 | 2.2 | 21 | 1 | |
| Experimental | 1 | 1.8 | 9 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 19 | 0.9 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 1.8 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.4 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 1 | 1.8 | 65 | 4.8 | 22 | 3.5 | 88 | 4.3 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.8 | 23 | 3.6 | 47 | 2.3 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Psychopharmacology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Social | 4 | 7 | 343 | 25.4 | 217 | 34.4 | 564 | 27.7 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | 26.3 | 597 | 44.2 | 423 | 67 | 1,035 | 50.8 | |
| Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Counseling | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Counselor Education | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Criminology/Criminal Justice | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Education, Teaching | 1 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Epidemiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Law | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Medicine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Political Science | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Public Admin | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Public Health | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Social Work | 1 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Sociology | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Special Education | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Statistics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Theology/Religion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other | 2 | 3.5 | 34 | 2.5 | 12 | 1.9 | 48 | 2.4 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | 15.8 | 97 | 7.2 | 40 | 6.3 | 146 | 7.2 | |
| Not specified | 4 | 7 | 46 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 2.7 | |
| Science designation | General science | 6 | 10.5 | 141 | 10.4 | 85 | 13.5 | 232 | 11.4 |
| Core science | 12 | 21.1 | 517 | 38.3 | 376 | 59.6 | 905 | 44.4 | |
| Neither | 35 | 61.4 | 647 | 47.9 | 164 | 26 | 846 | 41.5 | |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 9 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Other divisions | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 1. General Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 49 | 3.6 | 116 | 18.4 | 166 | 8.1 |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 2 | 3.5 | 98 | 7.3 | 74 | 11.7 | 174 | 8.5 |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 | 45 | 7.1 | 54 | 2.6 |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 1.8 | 37 | 2.7 | 21 | 3.3 | 59 | 2.9 |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 1.2 |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 54 | 4 | 89 | 14.1 | 144 | 7.1 |
| 8. Personality & Social | 10 | 17.5 | 361 | 26.7 | 317 | 50.2 | 688 | 33.7 |
| 9. SPSSI | 57 | 100 | 1,351 | 100 | 631 | 100 | 2,039 | 100 |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 1.8 | 31 | 2.3 | 20 | 3.2 | 52 | 2.6 |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8.4 | 102 | 16.2 | 215 | 10.5 |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 36 | 2.7 | 23 | 3.6 | 60 | 2.9 |
| 14. SIOP | 2 | 3.5 | 69 | 5.1 | 39 | 6.2 | 110 | 5.4 |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 53 | 3.9 | 47 | 7.4 | 103 | 5.1 |
| 16. School Psychology | 7 | 12.3 | 22 | 1.6 | 21 | 3.3 | 50 | 2.5 |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 4 | 7 | 54 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 83 | 4.1 |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.6 | 18 | 2.9 | 41 | 2 |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1.1 | 20 | 1 |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.8 | 56 | 4.1 | 41 | 6.5 | 98 | 4.8 |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 10 | 1.6 | 16 | 0.8 |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 2 | 3.5 | 23 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.7 |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.1 | 30 | 1.5 |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 1 | 1.8 | 28 | 2.1 | 31 | 4.9 | 60 | 2.9 |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.7 | 21 | 1 |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.9 | 68 | 10.8 | 94 | 4.6 |
| 27. Community Psychology | 6 | 10.5 | 89 | 6.6 | 94 | 14.9 | 189 | 9.3 |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.9 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 5 | 8.8 | 99 | 7.3 | 40 | 6.3 | 144 | 7.1 |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 1.8 | 32 | 2.4 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 1.9 |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.3 | 23 | 3.6 | 40 | 2 |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2.3 | 17 | 2.7 | 48 | 2.4 |
| 33. Mental Retardation | 2 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.9 | 9 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.1 |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 1 | 1.8 | 46 | 3.4 | 63 | 10 | 110 | 5.4 |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 7 | 12.3 | 194 | 14.4 | 144 | 22.8 | 345 | 16.9 |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 4 | 7 | 38 | 2.8 | 22 | 3.5 | 64 | 3.1 |
| 37. Child, Youth & Family Services | 3 | 5.3 | 39 | 2.9 | 28 | 4.4 | 70 | 3.4 |
| 38. Health Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 100 | 7.4 | 72 | 11.4 | 175 | 8.6 |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 1 | 1.8 | 72 | 5.3 | 18 | 2.9 | 91 | 4.5 |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 39 | 1.9 |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5.7 | 46 | 7.3 | 123 | 6 |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7.5 | 31 | 4.9 | 133 | 6.5 |
| 43. Family Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 49 | 3.6 | 27 | 4.3 | 77 | 3.8 |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 1 | 1.8 | 45 | 3.3 | 48 | 7.6 | 94 | 4.6 |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 3 | 5.3 | 89 | 6.6 | 77 | 12.2 | 169 | 8.3 |
| 46. Media Psychology | 2 | 3.5 | 28 | 2.1 | 27 | 4.3 | 57 | 2.8 |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 20 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.9 | 35 | 1.7 |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 5 | 8.8 | 86 | 6.4 | 77 | 12.2 | 168 | 8.2 |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 1.8 | 35 | 2.6 | 20 | 3.2 | 56 | 2.7 |
| 50. Addictions | 3 | 5.3 | 30 | 2.2 | 17 | 2.7 | 50 | 2.5 |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.6 | 25 | 4 | 47 | 2.3 |
| 52. International | 1 | 1.8 | 58 | 4.3 | 91 | 14.4 | 150 | 7.4 |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 26 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.9 | 39 | 1.9 |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.1 |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
| One | 20 | 35.1 | 284 | 21 | 23 | 3.6 | 327 | 16 |
| Two | 13 | 22.8 | 368 | 27.2 | 99 | 15.7 | 480 | 23.5 |
| Three | 11 | 19.3 | 328 | 24.3 | 154 | 24.4 | 493 | 24.2 |
| Four or more | 13 | 22.8 | 371 | 27.5 | 355 | 56.3 | 739 | 36.2 |
| Number belonging to state associations | 25 | 43.9 | 515 | 38.1 | 149 | 23.6 | 689 | 33.8 |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.2 | 53 | 8.4 | 96 | 4.7 |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Industrial-organizational | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.6 |
| School | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Behavioral psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Health psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Group psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 100 | 1,351 | 100 | 631 | 100 | 2,039 | 100 |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
