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Public Health"],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study investigates the impact of mindfulness training on college students\u2019 stress regulation ability, building upon the psychological stress issues among undergraduates in the context of universal higher education and intensified employment competition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A moderated mediation model was constructed, featuring \u201cmindfulness training \u2192 cognitive reappraisal \u2192 stress regulation ability,\u201d to systematically explore the mechanism of mindfulness training. Using a combination of stratified random sampling and online convenience sampling, 567 valid data were collected. Empirical analysis was conducted through structural equation modeling (SEM), Bootstrap sampling, and moderation effect testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The findings reveal: First, mindfulness training significantly enhances stress regulation ability (\u03b2\u202f=\u202f0.597,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), with its mechanism aligning with the inhibitory control of the prefrontal cortex over the amygdala. Second, cognitive reappraisal mediates the relationship between mindfulness training and stress regulation ability (mediation effect size\u202f=\u202f0.260, 95%CI[0.125, 0.426]), supporting the \u201cdeautomated cognitive processing\u201d theory. Third, teaching feedback moderates the effect of cognitive reappraisal (interaction term coefficient\u202f=\u202f0.430,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), indicating that high-quality feedback significantly strengthens the mediation pathway.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study is the first to incorporate teaching feedback into a mindfulness intervention model for higher education, providing theoretical foundations and actionable curriculum-based feedback practices for transitioning mental health education from \u201cproblem correction\u201d to \u201ccapacity building.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1784308","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]],"date-time":"2026-02-26T05:29:47Z","timestamp":1772083787000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The influence mechanism of mindfulness training on college students\u2019 psychological stress regulation: a mediation model with moderating effect"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Haiwei","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marxism, Henan Institute of Technology","place":["Xinxiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Zhejiang College","place":["Jinhua, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Limin","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kyrgyz State University named after I. 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