HOME SITE MAP CONTACT APA ONLINE
APA ONLINE  

2008 Membership Statistics for Division 19: Society for Military Psychology

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008

Return to Division Profiles page

Table 1

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 26 100.0 319 100.0 119 100.0 464 100.0
Gender Men 16 61.5 223 69.9 101 84.9 340 73.3
Women 10 38.5 96 30.1 18 15.1 124 26.7
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 2 .6 2 1.7 4 .9
Asian 0 .0 4 1.3 1 .8 5 1.1
Hispanic 1 3.8 8 2.5 5 4.2 14 3.0
Black 0 .0 5 1.6 1 .8 6 1.3
White 15 57.7 250 78.4 104 87.4 369 79.5
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 1 3.8 2 .6 0 .0 3 .6
Not specified 9 34.6 48 15.0 6 5.0 63 13.6
Age Under 30 2 7.7 3 .9 0 .0 5 1.1
30 - 34 3 11.5 14 4.4 0 .0 17 3.7
35 - 39 2 7.7 38 11.9 2 1.7 42 9.1
40 - 44 3 11.5 39 12.2 2 1.7 44 9.5
45 - 49 1 3.8 27 8.5 7 5.9 35 7.5
50 - 54 0 .0 36 11.3 11 9.2 47 10.1
55 - 59 4 15.4 50 15.7 16 13.4 70 15.1
60 - 64 5 19.2 53 16.6 21 17.6 79 17.0
65 - 69 1 3.8 25 7.8 17 14.3 43 9.3
70 or older 3 11.5 22 6.9 39 32.8 64 13.8
Not specified 2 7.7 12 3.8 4 3.4 18 3.9
Mean 50.8   53.0   66.3   56.3  
SD 15.3   12.7   13.4   14.3  
Region New England 0 .0 13 4.1 4 3.4 17 3.7
Middle Atlantic 3 11.5 24 7.5 9 7.6 36 7.8
East North Central 1 3.8 23 7.2 5 4.2 29 6.3
West North Central 3 11.5 13 4.1 4 3.4 20 4.3
South Atlantic 9 34.6 124 38.9 54 45.4 187 40.3
East South Central 2 7.7 12 3.8 2 1.7 16 3.4
West South Central 2 7.7 28 8.8 16 13.4 46 9.9
Mountain 1 3.8 14 4.4 5 4.2 20 4.3
Pacific 4 15.4 45 14.1 16 13.4 65 14.0
Canada 0 .0 7 2.2 0 .0 7 1.5
Other 1 3.8 16 5.0 4 3.4 21 4.5

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 26 100.0 319 100.0 119 100.0 464 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 4 15.4 258 80.9 115 96.6 377 81.3
Ed.D. 1 3.8 6 1.9 2 1.7 9 1.9
Psy.D. 0 .0 45 14.1 0 .0 45 9.7
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 0 .0 8 2.5 1 .8 9 1.9
Masters 20 76.9 1 .3 1 .8 22 4.7
Baccalaureate/Associate 1 3.8 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2
Not specified 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Years since degree Less than 5 6 23.1 29 9.1 0 .0 35 7.5
5 - 9 7 26.9 59 18.5 2 1.7 68 14.7
10 - 14 0 .0 38 11.9 5 4.2 43 9.3
15 - 19 4 15.4 42 13.2 6 5.0 52 11.2
20 - 24 1 3.8 29 9.1 10 8.4 40 8.6
25 or more 8 30.8 114 35.7 95 79.8 217 46.8
Not specified 0 .0 8 2.5 1 .8 9 1.9
Mean 15.6   19.7   36.7   23.8  
SD 13.1   12.6   14.5   15.2  

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Child clinical 0 .0 5 1.6 0 .0 5 1.1
Clinical 1 3.8 126 39.5 12 10.1 139 30.0
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 5 1.6 0 .0 5 1.1
Counseling psychology 2 7.7 12 3.8 7 5.9 21 4.5
Forensic 0 .0 4 1.3 0 .0 4 .9
Geropsychology 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Health 1 3.8 6 1.9 5 4.2 12 2.6
School 0 .0 2 .6 0 .0 2 .4
Sport psychology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .2
Subtotal 4 15.4 161 50.5 25 21.0 190 40.9
Research and other subfields Cognitive 0 .0 4 1.3 3 2.5 7 1.5
Community 0 .0 3 .9 1 .8 4 .9
Developmental 0 .0 4 1.3 0 .0 4 .9
Educational 0 .0 2 .6 4 3.4 6 1.3
Environmental 0 .0 1 .3 2 1.7 3 .6
Experimental 0 .0 9 2.8 12 10.1 21 4.5
General/Methods & Systems 0 .0 4 1.3 3 2.5 7 1.5
Industrial/Organizational 6 23.1 54 16.9 41 34.5 101 21.8
Neurosciences 1 3.8 1 .3 4 3.4 6 1.3
Physiological/Psychobiology 0 .0 1 .3 1 .8 2 .4
Psychopharmacology 0 .0 1 .3 1 .8 2 .4
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 0 .0 3 .9 3 2.5 6 1.3
Social 0 .0 8 2.5 4 3.4 12 2.6
Subtotal 7 26.9 95 29.8 79 66.4 181 39.0
Other fields Anthropology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .2
Behavioral Medicine 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .2
Business or Management 1 3.8 1 .3 1 .8 3 .6
Cognitive science 1 3.8 2 .6 1 .8 4 .9
Computer Science 0 .0 2 .6 0 .0 2 .4
Counseling 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Counselor Education 1 3.8 1 .3 0 .0 2 .4
Criminology/Criminal Justice 0 .0 2 .6 0 .0 2 .4
Education, Teaching 2 7.7 0 .0 2 1.7 4 .9
Engineering 0 .0 3 .9 0 .0 3 .6
Epidemiology 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Information Science 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .2
Organizational Behavior 0 .0 3 .9 1 .8 4 .9
Public Admin 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .2
Rehabilitation 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 1 .3 1 .8 2 .4
Social Work 1 3.8 0 .0 0 .0 1 .2
Other 4 15.4 10 3.1 3 2.5 17 3.7
Subtotal 10 38.5 28 8.8 13 10.9 51 11.0
Not specified Not specified 5 19.2 35 11.0 2 1.7 42 9.1
Science designation General science 9 34.6 64 20.1 50 42.0 123 26.5
Core science 2 7.7 50 15.7 42 35.3 94 20.3
Neither 10 38.5 170 53.3 25 21.0 205 44.2
Total 26 100.0 319 100.0 119 100.0 464 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 

 

 Associate Member Fellow Total
  N % N % N % N %
  N= 26 100.0 319 100.0 119 100.0 464 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 9 34.6 122 38.2 45 37.8 176 37.9
Employed part time 0 .0 23 7.2 4 3.4 27 5.8
Retired 2 7.7 6 1.9 11 9.2 19 4.1
Not specified 15 57.7 168 52.7 59 49.6 242 52.2
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 3 11.5 174 54.5 43 36.1 220 47.4
Not licensed/unknown 23 88.5 145 45.5 76 63.9 244 52.6
 

 

Primary work setting (full-time-employed only)		 University settings 2 22.2 13 10.7 11 24.4 26 14.8
Four-year colleges 0 .0 2 1.6 1 2.2 3 1.7
Medical school 0 .0 1 .8 0 .0 1 .6
Other academic settings 1 11.1 0 .0 1 2.2 2 1.1
Schools & other educational settings 0 .0 4 3.3 0 .0 4 2.3
Independent practice 0 .0 12 9.8 1 2.2 13 7.4
Hospital 1 11.1 16 13.1 5 11.1 22 12.5
Clinic 0 .0 3 2.5 0 .0 3 1.7
Other human service 0 .0 5 4.1 2 4.4 7 4.0
Business & industry 0 .0 4 3.3 1 2.2 5 2.8
Government 3 33.3 40 32.8 11 24.4 54 30.7
Other 2 22.2 22 18.0 12 26.7 36 20.5
 

Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)		 Research 5 55.6 65 53.3 31 68.9 101 57.4
Education 7 77.8 44 36.1 22 48.9 73 41.5
Health/mental health services 6 66.7 58 47.5 12 26.7 76 43.2
Educational services 0 .0 29 23.8 4 8.9 33 18.8
Other applied psychology 2 22.2 65 53.3 22 48.9 89 50.6
Management/administration 5 55.6 68 55.7 32 71.1 105 59.7
Other employment activities 6 66.7 32 26.2 8 17.8 46 26.1
Not specified 0 .0 3 2.5 0 .0 3 1.7
 

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)		 Research 1 11.1 26 21.3 14 31.1 41 23.3
Education 4 44.4 10 8.2 7 15.6 21 11.9
Mental Health Services 1 11.1 37 30.3 4 8.9 42 23.9
Educational Services 0 .0 3 2.5 0 .0 3 1.7
Applied Psychology 2 22.2 17 13.9 6 13.3 25 14.2
Management/administration 0 .0 19 15.6 13 28.9 32 18.2
Other activities 1 11.1 7 5.7 1 2.2 9 5.1
Not specified 0 .0 3 2.5 0 .0 3 1.7

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 19 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 

   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 3 11.5 12 3.8 16 13.4 31 6.7
2. Teaching of Psychology 1 3.8 7 2.2 7 5.9 15 3.2
3. Experimental Psychology 0 .0 3 .9 16 13.4 19 4.1
5. Evaluation & Measurement 1 3.8 18 5.6 24 20.2 43 9.3
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 1 3.8 2 .6 9 7.6 12 2.6
7. Developmental Psychology 0 .0 4 1.3 3 2.5 7 1.5
8. Personality & Social 1 3.8 15 4.7 14 11.8 30 6.5
9. SPSSI 0 .0 6 1.9 5 4.2 11 2.4
10. Psychology & the Arts 1 3.8 3 .9 3 2.5 7 1.5
12. Clinical Psychology 0 .0 35 11.0 8 6.7 43 9.3
13. Consulting Psychology 2 7.7 12 3.8 8 6.7 22 4.7
14. SIOP 5 19.2 50 15.7 43 36.1 98 21.1
15. Educational Psychology 2 7.7 6 1.9 6 5.0 14 3.0
16. School Psychology 0 .0 4 1.3 2 1.7 6 1.3
17. Counseling Psychology 1 3.8 9 2.8 10 8.4 20 4.3
18. Psychologists in Public Service 0 .0 16 5.0 6 5.0 22 4.7
19. Society for Military Psychology 26 100.0 319 100.0 119 100.0 464 100.0
20. Adult Development & Aging 0 .0 6 1.9 7 5.9 13 2.8
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 1 3.8 15 4.7 29 24.4 45 9.7
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 0 .0 9 2.8 2 1.7 11 2.4
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 2 .6 3 2.5 5 1.1
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 1 3.8 3 .9 4 3.4 8 1.7
25. Behavior Analysis 0 .0 2 .6 3 2.5 5 1.1
26. History of Psychology 1 3.8 3 .9 9 7.6 13 2.8
27. Community Psychology 0 .0 3 .9 3 2.5 6 1.3
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 0 .0 3 .9 8 6.7 11 2.4
29. Psychotherapy 0 .0 4 1.3 4 3.4 8 1.7
30. Psychological Hypnosis 0 .0 8 2.5 2 1.7 10 2.2
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 1 .3 9 7.6 10 2.2
32. Humanistic Psychology 0 .0 7 2.2 3 2.5 10 2.2
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 0 .0 3 .9 3 2.5 6 1.3
34. Population & Environmental 1 3.8 2 .6 4 3.4 7 1.5
35. Psychology of Women 2 7.7 12 3.8 7 5.9 21 4.5
36. Psychology of Religion 3 11.5 12 3.8 4 3.4 19 4.1
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 0 .0 7 2.2 3 2.5 10 2.2
38. Health Psychology 0 .0 25 7.8 11 9.2 36 7.8
39. Psychoanalysis 0 .0 5 1.6 3 2.5 8 1.7
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 2 7.7 25 7.8 7 5.9 34 7.3
41. Psychology-Law Society 0 .0 10 3.1 4 3.4 14 3.0
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 13 4.1 7 5.9 20 4.3
43. Family Psychology 4 15.4 4 1.3 2 1.7 10 2.2
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 0 .0 3 .9 4 3.4 7 1.5
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 0 .0 2 .6 5 4.2 7 1.5
46. Media Psychology 1 3.8 5 1.6 4 3.4 10 2.2
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 1 3.8 6 1.9 6 5.0 13 2.8
48. Peace Psychology 0 .0 6 1.9 4 3.4 10 2.2
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 0 .0 4 1.3 3 2.5 7 1.5
50. Addictions 0 .0 5 1.6 3 2.5 8 1.7
51. Men & Masculinity 2 7.7 3 .9 2 1.7 7 1.5
52. International 4 15.4 9 2.8 11 9.2 24 5.2
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 1 3.8 7 2.2 2 1.7 10 2.2
54. Pediatric Psychology 1 3.8 7 2.2 2 1.7 10 2.2
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 11 3.4 8 6.7 19 4.1
56. Trauma Psychology 2 7.7 22 6.9 5 4.2 29 6.3
Number of divisions                
One 8 30.8 107 33.5 16 13.4 131 28.2
Two 10 38.5 114 35.7 33 27.7 157 33.8
Three 3 11.5 46 14.4 28 23.5 77 16.6
Four or more 5 19.2 52 16.3 42 35.3 99 21.3
                 
Number belonging to state associations 1 3.8 82 25.7 21 17.6 104 22.4
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 26 8.2 5 4.2 31 6.7
Counseling 0 .0 5 1.6 0 .0 5 1.1
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .2
School 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 3 .9 2 1.7 5 1.1
Forensic 0 .0 1 .3 2 1.7 3 .6
Clinical health 0 .0 6 1.9 0 .0 6 1.3
Group psychology 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Paid the Practice Assessment 2 7.7 126 39.5 12 10.1 140 30.2
Total 26 100.0 319 100.0 119 100.0 464 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.



© PsycNET 2009 American Psychological Association