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INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and resilience with psychological preparation with the mediating role of stress coping styles in RCS Rapid Response Teams in Iran. METHODS: In this descriptive-correlational study, the statistical population was people working in RCS Rapid Response Teams in Iran in 2023. A total of 338 people were selected based on Kleine's model and available sampling method. Data collected with Sherer's General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES); Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) and analyzed using SPSS-28 and AMOS software. FINDINGS: According to the findings, resilience had a direct and significant effect with both psychological preparation and stress coping styles which were able to play a meaningful mediating role in the relationship between self-efficacy and resilience with psychological preparation. Also, the results of the fit indices look good and acceptable. (RMSEA=0.032 and p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results show that considering the significant mediating role of stress coping styles, it is possible to improve the level of psychological preparation in RCS Rapid Response Teams by applying effective interventions such as stress coping styles and resilience training.

INTRODUCTION: Maintaining the mental health of relief workers requires improving their psychological abilities. The present study is carried out with the aim to identify the components affecting the psychological empowerment of the relief workers and to construct a tool appropriate to the psychological requirements and characteristics of the relief activities to measure the components of the occupational psychological empowerment among them. METHODS: This was an applied study performed with quantitative and qualitative methods (Mixed Method) in different stages in accordance with the study objective. FINDINGS: In this study, 351 relief workers cooperated with an average age of 28.56 and standard deviation 8.13. The findings from the completion of questionnaires confirmed the six factors of resilience, self-management, psychological hardiness, problem-solving ability, decision-making, and emotional intelligence (EI) on the researcher-made scale. The most important factor in this study was the resilience factor with the greatest impact on the job psychological empowerment of the relief workers.