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Figure 1

The change of life respect by group and time.

Figure 2

The change of meaning of life by group and time.

Figure 3

The change of depression by group and time.

Table 1

Finding Meaning of Life Program for the Life Respect Education of Elementary School Students

Table 2

Homogeneity of General Characteristics

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

^*Multiple response; ^†t-test; ^‡Fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test for Pretest between Groups

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4

Comparison of Life Respect, Meaning of Life, and Depression over the Time between Groups (N=142)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Figure & Data

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