Network analysis of mental vulnerability, cognitive emotion regulation strategies and positive psychological capital among medical postgraduates
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026170
- VernacularTitle:医学研究生心理脆弱和认知情绪调节策略与积极心理资本的网络分析
- Author:
LIANG Miaomiao, LI Yaxin, WANG Shiqi, CHANG Hongjuan
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Author Information
1. School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental health；Cognition；Emotions；Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2026;47(5):671-675
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the interrelationships between mental vulnerability, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and positive psychological capital in medical postgraduates, so as to provide precise intervention targets for mental health services in universities.
Methods:From April to June 2025, a convenience sampling method was used to select 1 461 medical postgraduates from three colleges in Hubei Province. Participants were assessed using the Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire (MVQ), the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Chinese Version (CERQ-C) and the Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PPQ). The network analysis model was constructed using a Gaussian graphical model.
Results:The network analysis revealed that the edge connection between somatic symptoms and mental symptoms was the strongest, followed by the connection between refocus on planning and positive reappraisal within cognitive emotion regulation, with edge weights of 0.69 and 0.59, respectively. Interpersonal problems within psychological vulnerability exhibited the highest expected influence( EI =1.27), serving as the core node of the network. Rumination within cognitive emotion regulation demonstrated the highest bridge expected influence( BEI =0.33), playing a critical connecting role among psychological vulnerability, cognitive emotion regulation, and positive psychological capital.
Conclusion:In the mental health network of medical postgraduates, mental vulnerability, cognitive emotion regulation, and positive psychological capital interact through their respective key dimensions, jointly affect overall mental health.
