Figure 1
TPA vs. AHA Motivations for Affiliation.
Table 1
Motivations for Atheist Group Membership. *p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤ .001.
| Motivations for membership | Average score | t-statistic | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education/Learn more about atheism, humanism, freethought | TPA 4.91 AHA 5.13 | −1.266 | .207 |
| Advocate for human rights and social justice issues | TPA 5.38 AHA 5.70 | −1.992 | .048 * |
| Reduce marginalization of the non-religious | TPA 5.81 AHA 6.02 | −1.468 | .143 |
| Reduce influence of religious institutions in the public sphere | TPA 5.73 AHA 6.24 | −3.205 | .002 ** |
| Religious hypocrisy | TPA 5.04 AHA 5.42 | −1.997 | .047 * |
| Separation of church and state | TPA 5.76 AHA 6.15 | −2.471 | .014 * |
| Participate in community service projects | TPA 3.76 AHA 3.48 | 1.652 | .102 |
| Seeking alternative to religious community for children | TPA 2.81 AHA 2.44 | 1.654 | .099 |
| Community/Social Life | TPA 4.21 AHA 3.46 | 3.796 | .000*** |