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Dimension scores were standardized and analyzed with an EBICglasso Gaussian graphical model. Strength and bridge centrality were estimated, and network accuracy and stability were assessed using bootstrap procedures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants and research context<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants were 494 full-time third-year undergraduate nursing students from one university who were approaching a mandatory clinical internship.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethical considerations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was approved by the ethics committee of North China University of Science and Technology(approval no. 2024185). Informed consent was obtained from all participants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The network included 16 nodes and 51 non-zero edges. Within moral courage, moral integrity showed two of the largest conditional associations, with compassion and true presence with the patient (0.383) and moral responsibility (0.369). Cross-community associations were generally smaller. Compassion and true presence with the patient had the highest bridge expected influence point estimate (0.180), whereas social comparison and self-reflection had the highest bridge strength (0.207). The leading bridge expected influence estimates were close. Correlation stability coefficients were 0.749 for strength, 0.516 for bridge expected influence, and 0.439 for bridge strength, warranting cautious interpretation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among nursing students approaching clinical internship, moral courage showed relatively strong within-community associations and smaller cross-community associations with related constructs. Different bridge rankings indicated that cross-community connectivity was not concentrated in a single consistently highest-ranked dimension. 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