Division 9: 2006
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 9 Members, 2006
| 9 | Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 57 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 629 | 100 | 1,939 | 100 | |
| Gender | Men | 21 | 36.8 | 644 | 51.4 | 409 | 65 | 1,074 | 55.4 |
| Women | 36 | 63.2 | 609 | 48.6 | 220 | 35 | 865 | 44.6 | |
| Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.7 |
| Asian | 1 | 1.8 | 31 | 2.5 | 14 | 2.2 | 46 | 2.4 | |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.9 | 16 | 2.5 | 40 | 2.1 | |
| Black | 2 | 3.5 | 63 | 5 | 27 | 4.3 | 92 | 4.7 | |
| White | 50 | 87.7 | 1,024 | 81.7 | 552 | 87.8 | 1,626 | 83.9 | |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Not specified | 4 | 7 | 96 | 7.7 | 16 | 2.5 | 116 | 6 | |
| Age | 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.6 |
| 35 - 39 | 1 | 1.8 | 27 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.4 | |
| 40 - 44 | 1 | 1.8 | 67 | 5.3 | 11 | 1.7 | 79 | 4.1 | |
| 45 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7.3 | 23 | 3.7 | 115 | 5.9 | |
| 50 - 54 | 4 | 7 | 129 | 10.3 | 54 | 8.6 | 187 | 9.6 | |
| 55 - 59 | 16 | 28.1 | 194 | 15.5 | 106 | 16.9 | 316 | 16.3 | |
| 60 - 64 | 6 | 10.5 | 186 | 14.8 | 93 | 14.8 | 285 | 14.7 | |
| 65 - 69 | 11 | 19.3 | 110 | 8.8 | 64 | 10.2 | 185 | 9.5 | |
| 70 or older | 14 | 24.6 | 340 | 27.1 | 257 | 40.9 | 611 | 31.5 | |
| Not specified | 4 | 7 | 96 | 7.7 | 21 | 3.3 | 121 | 6.2 | |
| Mean | 59 | 57.8 | 65.5 | 60.3 | |||||
| SD | 19.1 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 20.5 | |||||
| Region | New England | 5 | 8.8 | 127 | 10.1 | 76 | 12.1 | 208 | 10.7 |
| Middle Atlantic | 15 | 26.3 | 275 | 21.9 | 135 | 21.5 | 425 | 21.9 | |
| East North Central | 9 | 15.8 | 155 | 12.4 | 84 | 13.4 | 248 | 12.8 | |
| West North Central | 2 | 3.5 | 59 | 4.7 | 30 | 4.8 | 91 | 4.7 | |
| South Atlantic | 7 | 12.3 | 173 | 13.8 | 91 | 14.5 | 271 | 14 | |
| East South Central | 1 | 1.8 | 26 | 2.1 | 13 | 2.1 | 40 | 2.1 | |
| West South Central | 2 | 3.5 | 34 | 2.7 | 12 | 1.9 | 48 | 2.5 | |
| Mountain | 4 | 7 | 58 | 4.6 | 21 | 3.3 | 83 | 4.3 | |
| Pacific | 7 | 12.3 | 258 | 20.6 | 139 | 22.1 | 404 | 20.8 | |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Canada | 2 | 3.5 | 52 | 4.2 | 14 | 2.2 | 68 | 3.5 | |
| Other | 3 | 5.3 | 34 | 2.7 | 12 | 1.9 | 49 | 2.5 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 9 Members, 2006
| 9 | Membership Status | Total | ||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 57 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 629 | 100 | 1,939 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 25 | 43.9 | 1,121 | 89.5 | 612 | 97.3 | 1,758 | 90.7 |
| Ed.D. | 1 | 1.8 | 49 | 3.9 | 10 | 1.6 | 60 | 3.1 |
| Psy.D. | 1 | 1.8 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8 |
| M.D. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Masters | 23 | 40.4 | 19 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 44 | 2.3 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Certificate/diploma | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Not specified | 5 | 8.8 | 35 | 2.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 43 | 2.2 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| Less than 5 | 1 | 1.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 |
| 9-May | 2 | 3.5 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.1 |
| 14-Oct | 7 | 12.3 | 129 | 10.3 | 15 | 2.4 | 151 | 7.8 |
| 15 - 19 | 8 | 14 | 116 | 9.3 | 25 | 4 | 149 | 7.7 |
| 20 - 24 | 9 | 15.8 | 145 | 11.6 | 44 | 7 | 198 | 10.2 |
| 25 or more | 28 | 49.1 | 782 | 62.4 | 538 | 85.5 | 1,348 | 69.5 |
| Not specified | 2 | 3.5 | 33 | 2.6 | 7 | 1.1 | 42 | 2.2 |
| Mean | 26.4 | 29.8 | 38.4 | 32.5 | ||||
| SD | 12.3 | 13 | 12.8 | 13.5 | ||||
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 9 Members, 2006
| 9 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 57 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 629 | 100 | 1,939 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Clinical | 17 | 29.8 | 444 | 35.4 | 119 | 18.9 | 580 | 29.9 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Counseling psychology | 8 | 14 | 61 | 4.9 | 16 | 2.5 | 85 | 4.4 | |
| Forensic | 1 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Health | 1 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.8 | 16 | 2.5 | 39 | 2 | |
| School | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 25 | 1.3 | |
| Sport psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Subtotal | 31 | 54.4 | 573 | 45.7 | 166 | 26.4 | 770 | 39.7 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Community | 3 | 5.3 | 26 | 2.1 | 35 | 5.6 | 64 | 3.3 | |
| Comparative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Developmental | 2 | 3.5 | 58 | 4.6 | 58 | 9.2 | 118 | 6.1 | |
| Educational | 1 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.4 | |
| Environmental | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 13 | 2.1 | 19 | 1 | |
| Experimental | 1 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 17 | 0.9 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 1.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 13 | 2.1 | 24 | 1.2 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 1 | 1.8 | 62 | 4.9 | 22 | 3.5 | 85 | 4.4 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.7 | 20 | 3.2 | 41 | 2.1 | |
| Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Psychopharmacology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Social | 4 | 7 | 312 | 24.9 | 214 | 34 | 530 | 27.3 | |
| Subtotal | 13 | 22.8 | 532 | 42.5 | 411 | 65.3 | 956 | 49.3 | |
| Other fields | Anthropology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Communications/Journalism | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Counseling | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Counselor Education | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Criminology/Criminal Justice | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Education, Teaching | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Epidemiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Law | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Medicine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Political Science | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Public Admin | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Public Health | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Social Work | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Sociology | 1 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Special Education | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Statistics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Other | 2 | 3.5 | 36 | 2.9 | 17 | 2.7 | 55 | 2.8 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 17.5 | 104 | 8.3 | 47 | 7.5 | 161 | 8.3 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 3 | 5.3 | 44 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 52 | 2.7 |
| Science designation | Not specified | 3 | 5.3 | 44 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 52 | 2.7 |
| General science | 6 | 10.5 | 125 | 10 | 81 | 12.9 | 212 | 10.9 | |
| Core science | 10 | 17.5 | 464 | 37 | 367 | 58.3 | 841 | 43.4 | |
| Neither | 38 | 66.7 | 620 | 49.5 | 176 | 28 | 834 | 43 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 9 Members, 2006
| Other division affiliations | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 43 | 3.4 | 116 | 18.4 | 160 | 8.3 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 90 | 7.2 | 74 | 11.8 | 167 | 8.6 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 | 43 | 6.8 | 50 | 2.6 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 1.8 | 34 | 2.7 | 21 | 3.3 | 56 | 2.9 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 1.2 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 47 | 3.8 | 86 | 13.7 | 134 | 6.9 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 10 | 17.5 | 337 | 26.9 | 309 | 49.1 | 656 | 33.8 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 57 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 629 | 100 | 1,939 | 100 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 1.8 | 26 | 2.1 | 18 | 2.9 | 45 | 2.3 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | 0 | 101 | 8.1 | 101 | 16.1 | 202 | 10.4 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 36 | 2.9 | 24 | 3.8 | 61 | 3.1 | |
| 14. SIOP | 2 | 3.5 | 62 | 4.9 | 39 | 6.2 | 103 | 5.3 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 46 | 3.7 | 46 | 7.3 | 95 | 4.9 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 7 | 12.3 | 17 | 1.4 | 22 | 3.5 | 46 | 2.4 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 4 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 27 | 4.3 | 81 | 4.2 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.4 | 17 | 2.7 | 36 | 1.9 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.1 | 17 | 0.9 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.8 | 54 | 4.3 | 39 | 6.2 | 94 | 4.8 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.4 | 14 | 0.7 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 2 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 31 | 1.6 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.1 | 29 | 1.5 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 1 | 1.8 | 25 | 2 | 31 | 4.9 | 57 | 2.9 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.7 | 20 | 1 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.8 | 67 | 10.7 | 89 | 4.6 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 6 | 10.5 | 77 | 6.1 | 95 | 15.1 | 178 | 9.2 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.1 | 13 | 2.1 | 28 | 1.4 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 5 | 8.8 | 90 | 7.2 | 41 | 6.5 | 136 | 7 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 1 | 1.8 | 29 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1.9 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.1 | 21 | 3.3 | 35 | 1.8 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.4 | 16 | 2.5 | 46 | 2.4 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 2 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.2 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 1 | 1.8 | 43 | 3.4 | 59 | 9.4 | 103 | 5.3 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 7 | 12.3 | 174 | 13.9 | 148 | 23.5 | 329 | 17 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 4 | 7 | 35 | 2.8 | 19 | 3 | 58 | 3 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 3 | 5.3 | 36 | 2.9 | 28 | 4.5 | 67 | 3.5 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 92 | 7.3 | 70 | 11.1 | 165 | 8.5 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 1 | 1.8 | 67 | 5.3 | 18 | 2.9 | 86 | 4.4 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.3 | 38 | 2 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5.6 | 46 | 7.3 | 116 | 6 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7.3 | 31 | 4.9 | 123 | 6.3 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 46 | 3.7 | 28 | 4.5 | 75 | 3.9 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 1 | 1.8 | 41 | 3.3 | 46 | 7.3 | 88 | 4.5 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 3 | 5.3 | 79 | 6.3 | 80 | 12.7 | 162 | 8.4 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 2 | 3.5 | 26 | 2.1 | 26 | 4.1 | 54 | 2.8 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 3 | 5.3 | 19 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.7 | 33 | 1.7 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 4 | 7 | 79 | 6.3 | 74 | 11.8 | 157 | 8.1 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 1.8 | 33 | 2.6 | 19 | 3 | 53 | 2.7 | |
| 50. Addictions | 3 | 5.3 | 26 | 2.1 | 18 | 2.9 | 47 | 2.4 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.2 | 24 | 3.8 | 39 | 2 | |
| 52. International | 1 | 1.8 | 49 | 3.9 | 92 | 14.6 | 142 | 7.3 | |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 1.8 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.9 | |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | 1.6 | 20 | 1 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 17 | 0.9 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 19 | 33.3 | 273 | 21.8 | 24 | 3.8 | 316 | 16.3 | |
| Two | 14 | 24.6 | 342 | 27.3 | 99 | 15.7 | 455 | 23.5 | |
| Three | 12 | 21.1 | 298 | 23.8 | 157 | 25 | 467 | 24.1 | |
| Four or more | 12 | 21.1 | 340 | 27.1 | 349 | 55.5 | 701 | 36.2 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 26 | 45.6 | 479 | 38.2 | 144 | 22.9 | 649 | 33.5 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.4 | 33 | 5.2 | 63 | 3.2 | |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Clinical health | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Total | 57 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 629 | 100 | 1,939 | 100 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
