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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517522
This article is part of the Research Topic Protective vs Risk Factors for Stress and Psychological Well-being in Academic University Contexts View all 5 articles
The effect of stress mindset on psychological pain: the chain mediating roles of cognitive reappraisal and self-identity
Provisionally accepted- 1 Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China
- 2 School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
Background: Psychological pain is the most important factor affecting suicide rates. However, the factors contributing to psychological pain in medical students remain poorly understood. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a stress mindset on psychological pain and the mediating roles of cognitive reappraisal and self-identity among Chinese medical students. Methods: Medical students (N=2056; 1369, 66.60% female; 683, 33.40% male) from China completed multiple measures of stress mindset, self-identity, cognitive reappraisal, and psychological pain. Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted using SPSS 29.0 and Mplus 8.3. Results: (1). The stress mindset was significantly negatively correlated with psychological pain among medical students. (2). Cognitive reappraisal mediated the relationship between the stress mindset and psychological pain.(3). Self-identity mediated the relationship between the stress mindset and psychological pain. (4). Cognitive reappraisal and self-identity jointly mediated the relationship between the stress mindset and psychological pain. Conclusion: The results of this study deepen the understanding of the psychological processes linking stress mindset and psychological pain and provide a valuable reference for reducing psychological pain and improving the well-being of medical students.
Keywords: Stress mindset, Psychological pain, self-identity, cognitive reappraisal, Medical students
Received: 14 Nov 2024; Accepted: 07 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Qiang, Wu, Zheng, Xu, Hou, Wen and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jianlong Wen, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China
Jianlan Liu, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China
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