Fig. 10: Network analysis of mental health variables in the medical student dataset.

a Correlation network of key variables (e.g., depression, anxiety, empathy, efficacy), where edge color (green/red) indicates positive/negative correlations and thickness reflects strength. b Maximal cliques (purple) within the network; the largest (blue) clique highlights strong interconnections among depression, anxiety, exhaustion, cynicism, and efficacy, underscoring their impact on academic performance.