Wysocki Tim, Brosig Cheryl L, Hilliard Marisa E
Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, Florida.
Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Clin Pract Pediatr Psychol. 2016 Mar;4(1):74-83. doi: 10.1037/cpp0000134.
There are few detailed workforce studies of specialty fields within professional psychology, and none have been reported for pediatric psychology since 2006. Availability of such data could facilitate more-informed decision making by students and trainees, psychologists pursuing employment opportunities, and psychologists involved in employment or compensation negotiations. This article describes the work of a task force of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) in the design, construction, pretesting, distribution, and data management for the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) Workforce Survey. The 18-member task force was established to design and implement a workforce survey that balanced needs for breadth, clarity, brevity, and protection of confidentiality. The survey solicits information about demographic characteristics; training, licensure and certifications; employment settings, responsibilities, and productivity metrics; compensation; and employment satisfaction. A survey link was distributed via e-mail to full members of the SPP in June 2015. A total of 404 members (32.3% return rate) completed the survey. This article focuses on the development, methodology, and respondent characteristics for this 1st administration of the workforce survey. Separate articles will report detailed analyses of the survey results such as compensation and work satisfaction. Future distributions of the survey will enable compilation of a longitudinal database to track changes in the profession. SPP members and others may propose additional analyses of these data. This work may provide guidance to other groups of specialized psychologists who may wish to implement similar initiatives.
关于专业心理学领域内各专业方向的劳动力研究较少，自2006年以来，尚未有关于儿科心理学的此类研究报告。这些数据的可得性有助于学生、实习生、寻求就业机会的心理学家以及参与就业或薪酬谈判的心理学家做出更明智的决策。本文介绍了美国心理学会（APA）第54分会（儿科心理学协会）一个特别工作组在儿科心理学协会（SPP）劳动力调查的设计、构建、预测试、分发和数据管理方面所做的工作。这个由18名成员组成的特别工作组旨在设计并实施一项劳动力调查，该调查要在广度、清晰度、简洁性和保密性保护之间取得平衡。该调查征求有关人口统计学特征、培训、执照和认证、就业环境、职责和生产力指标、薪酬以及就业满意度的信息。2015年6月，通过电子邮件向SPP的正式会员发送了调查链接。共有404名会员（回复率为32.3%）完成了调查。本文重点关注此次劳动力调查首次实施的开发、方法和受访者特征。后续文章将报告对调查结果的详细分析，如薪酬和工作满意度。该调查未来的分发将有助于建立一个纵向数据库，以跟踪该专业的变化。SPP成员和其他人员可能会提议对这些数据进行更多分析。这项工作可能会为其他希望实施类似举措的专业心理学家群体提供指导。
