A positive relation between age and volume of administrative responsib
ility was found in a sample of 96 academic psychologists who had held
faculty appointments for 1 to 23 years. In cross-sectional analyses, a
ge correlated positively with number of committee seats occupied (weig
hted according to importance), with an average r = .33. A trend analys
is showed a significant linear increase in administrative responsibili
ty over time.