Integrating Positive Psychology and BPNN for Predicting College Students' Mental Health

Chang Lu & Wenzhang Sun

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics2026https://doi.org/10.4018/ijhisi.403804article
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Post-pandemic college students face intensified mental health challenges, while traditional mental health education (MHE) struggles to foster long-term resilience. This study addressed this gap by integrating positive psychology with a backpropagation neural network (BPNN), using 900 valid samples from three universities in North China. A scientifically validated questionnaire (Cronbach's α=0.89, Comparative Fit Index=0.92) provided input data, with standardized psychological test scores as model outputs. Results showed the BPNN achieved over 94% prediction accuracy (variance ≤0.05, F(1,899)=427.3, p<0.001) and good computational efficiency (no failures in six training iterations). Positive psychology-based MHE interventions reduced students' stress scores by up to 25%, particularly for those with high initial stress. This framework offers a proactive tool for MHE, though future research should expand sample diversity and incorporate physiological biomarkers to enhance generalizability.

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@article{chang2026,
  title        = {{Integrating Positive Psychology and BPNN for Predicting College Students' Mental Health}},
  author       = {Chang Lu & Wenzhang Sun},
  journal      = {International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4018/ijhisi.403804},
}

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