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This cross-sectional network analysis investigated 248 patients with lung cancer using validated measures of stigma, resilience, and self-esteem. A regularized partial correlation network comprising 11 dimensions was estimated using the EBICglasso algorithm. Expected Influence (EI) and Bridge Expected Influence (BEI) were used to assess overall and cross-community connectivity, respectively. \u201cHope for the Future\u201d showed the highest observed EI (EI\u202f=\u202f1.91), closely followed by \u201cSupport and Coping,\u201d while \u201cSelf-Negation\u201d showed the highest observed BEI (BEI\u202f=\u202f0.517). These findings characterize the interconnected structure of stigma, resilience, and self-esteem and highlight future-oriented hope and negative self-evaluation as potentially relevant dimensions for psychosocial assessment and intervention development, although their roles should be further examined in longitudinal studies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1952417","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T04:46:35Z","timestamp":1790743595000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Network analysis of the interrelationships among stigma, resilience, and self-esteem in lung cancer patients"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jinwen","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiao","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Yunnan Cancer Hospital","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanqiu","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery II","place":["Yunnan Cancer Hospital, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruojia","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery II","place":["Yunnan Cancer Hospital, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nan","family":"Shen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhuma","family":"LuRong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Shangri-La City, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shu","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qianrong","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"229","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21834","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2022: Globocan estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"74","author":"Bray","year":"2024","journal-title":"CA Cancer J. 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