More than visual literacy: art and the enhancement of tolerance for ambiguity and empathy

BMC Medical Education

Table 4 Correlations between main variables

Year		AMM	VB	FSO	FO	UFP	TA
2015	Acceptance of multiple meanings (AMM)	1.000	.874 ^**	.528 ^*			.632^**
	Visual observation (VB)	.874 ^**	1.000	.523^*			.684^**
	Feel the suffering of others (FSO)	.528 ^*	.523^*	1.000			.621^**
	Observe the feelings of others (FO)
	Understand feelings of patients/families (UFP)
	Teamwork ability (TA)	.632^**	.684^**	.621^**			1.000
2016	Visual observation (VB)	.706 ^**	1.000	.645^**	.697 ^**	.686^**	.292^*
	Acceptance of multiple meanings (AMM)	1.000	.706 ^**	.661^**	.744 ^**	.630^**	.290^*
	Feel the suffering of others (FSO)	.661^**	.645^**	1.000	.869^**	.848^**	.461^**
	Observe the feelings of others (FO)	.744 ^**	.697 ^**	.869^**	1.000	.877^**	.511^**
	Understand feelings of patients/families (UFP)	.630^**	.686^**	.848^**	.877^**	1.000	.464^**
	Teamwork ability (TA)	.290^*	.292^*	.461^**	.511^**	.464^**	1.000

* p < =0.05 ** p < =0.01 2015: N = 17; 2016: N = 50. Bold font indicates values of interest

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