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Objective:To explore the mediating role of negative cognitive processing bias between pathological narcissism and interpersonal conflict of college students.Methods:The pathological narcissism, negative cognitive processing bias and interpersonal conflict of 540 college students were investigated by the super brief-PNI, negative cognitive processing bias questionnaire and NRI-relationship quality version.Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and reliability test of the questionnaires were conducted by SPSS 27.0 software.Amos 23.0 software was used for structural equation modeling, and the nonparametric percentile Bootstrap method based on deviation correction was used for intermediary effect test.Results:The scores of pathological narcissism, negative cognitive processing bias and interpersonal conflict were (3.33±0.86), (2.41±0.60) and (2.34±0.77), respectively.Pathological narcissism, negative cognitive processing bias and interpersonal conflict were significantly positively correlated ( r=0.38-0.94, all P<0.01). Negative cognitive processing bias played full mediating role in the relationship between pathological narcissism and interpersonal conflict. The model was well fitted ( χ2/ df=2.63, CFI =0.99, NFI=0.98, IFI=0.99, TLI=0.98, RMSEA=0.05). Path analysis and mediation test showed that pathological narcissism had a significant predictive effect on the total effect of interpersonal conflict among college students ( β=0.52, P<0.001). Pathological narcissism had a significant predictive effect on negative cognitive processing bias ( β=0.64, P<0.001). Negative cognitive processing bias had a significant predictive effect on interpersonal conflict ( β=0.76, P<0.001). Pathological narcissism didn’t predict the direct effect of interpersonal conflict significantly ( β=0.03, P>0.05). Conclusion:Pathological narcissism has a positive predictive effect on interpersonal conflict among college students.Negative cognitive processing bias plays a complete intermediary role between pathological narcissism and interpersonal conflict.
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Objective: To explore the relationship of life events, negative cognitive processing bias (NCPB) and mental health of recruits. Methods: The Life Events Scale (LES), NCPB questionnaire and Military Mental Health Scale (MHS) were used for investigation in 2193 recruits from a certain troop. The SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze the data. T-test and ANOVA were adopted to explore the influence of demographic factors on the mental health of recruits. Correlation analysis was performed to investigate the relationship of life events and NCPB to the mental health of recruits. The influence of life events and NCPB on the mental health of recruits was investigated by regression analysis. The mediating effect analysis was conducted for in-depth discussing the influence of NCPB in life events on the mental health of recruits. Results: Male and highly educated recruits had significantly higher scores in mental health ability and quality (P<0.01, P<0.05). Scores of life events and NCPB total score and its factors were negatively correlated with the mental health ability and quality of recruits (r=-0.07-0.46, P<0.01), and positively correlated with the mental health status (r=0.08-0.45, P<0.01). The mental health status of recruits was predictable with negative events, negative atention bias and negative rumination bias in an interpretation rate of 24.1%. Path analytic model showed that NCPB mediated the relationship between life events and mental health of recruits. Conclusion: Life events and NCPB are closely related with the mental health of recruits, and NCPB acts as an intermediary between life events and mental health; reduces life events and NCPB is helpful in maintaining and promoting the mental health of recruits.