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== Atheism, uncharitableness and depression ==
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''see also:'' [[Atheism, uncharitableness and depression]]
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[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|According to a study by the [[Barna Group]] regarding charitable giving:"The typical no-faith American donated just $200 in 2006, which is more than seven times less than the amount contributed by the prototypical active-faith adult ($1500). Even when church-based giving is subtracted from the equation, active-faith adults donated twice as many dollars last year as did atheists and [[agnosticism|agnostics]]."<ref>[http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians Atheists and Agnostics Take Aim at Christians] ''The Barna Update'', 2007.</ref> Please see: [[Atheism, uncharitableness and depression]] ]]
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A number of studies have confirmed that there is an inverse relationship to doing volunteer work and depression.<ref>http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/science-of-happiness/caring/caring-and-happiness-reviews/</ref> The [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] does less charitable works and volunteering [[per capita]] than the theist population (see: [[Atheism and uncharitableness]]).
  
 
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Atheists have higher rates of suicide than the general population.[1][2][3] Please see: Atheism and suicide

There are preliminary studies indicating that individuals who reject Christianity in Western cultures have lower self-esteem than the Christian population.[4][5] In addition, atheists have higher rates of suicide than the general population.[6][7][8]

Atheism, obesity and self-esteem

See also: Atheism and obesity and Atheism, obesity and self-esteem

Obese individuals can have lower self-esteem related to their obesity.[9] In the United States, obese people are often stereotyped as being "lazy, lacking self-discipline and being mentally slow".[10] In March of 2011, USA News and World Report declared that an Arizona State University study suggests that fat stigma has gone global and that parts of the world that once viewed being overweight favorably now hold negative views concerning having extra pounds and also hold negative views concerning overweight individuals.[11] Poor self-esteem has been linked to an increase in suicide attempts and atheists have higher rates of suicide than the general population.[12][13][14] Obese atheists likely have higher rates of suicide than the general public.

For more information, please see: Atheism and obesity

Atheism, uncharitableness and depression

see also: Atheism, uncharitableness and depression

According to a study by the Barna Group regarding charitable giving:"The typical no-faith American donated just $200 in 2006, which is more than seven times less than the amount contributed by the prototypical active-faith adult ($1500). Even when church-based giving is subtracted from the equation, active-faith adults donated twice as many dollars last year as did atheists and agnostics."[15] Please see: Atheism, uncharitableness and depression

A number of studies have confirmed that there is an inverse relationship to doing volunteer work and depression.[16] The atheist population does less charitable works and volunteering per capita than the theist population (see: Atheism and uncharitableness).

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Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602903
  2. ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
  3. ↑ http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303
  4. ↑ http://atheistwatch.blogspot.com/2010/10/rejection-of-christianity-and-self.html
  5. ↑ http://atheistwatch.blogspot.com/2010/10/atheists-and-self-esteem-part-2.html
  6. ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602903
  7. ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
  8. ↑ http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303
  9. ↑ http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/crockerlab/articles/2005_Crocker_Garcia_Self-Esteem_&_Stigma_of_Obesity.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/crockerlab/articles/2005_Crocker_Garcia_Self-Esteem_&_Stigma_of_Obesity.pdf
  11. ↑ http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/diet/articles/2011/03/31/health-buzz-fat-stigma-spreading-across-world
  12. ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602903
  13. ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
  14. ↑ http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303
  15. ↑ Atheists and Agnostics Take Aim at Christians The Barna Update, 2007.
  16. ↑ http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/science-of-happiness/caring/caring-and-happiness-reviews/
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