The mediating role of emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility in the relationship between behavioral activation and inhibition systems with resilience in Red Crescent relief workers

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility in the relationship between behavioral activation and inhibition systems with resilience in Red Crescent relief workers. The present study is basic research in terms of purpose and a correlational study in terms of method. The statistical population of the present study was all Red Crescent relief workers from 17 Red Crescent branches in West Azerbaijan province in 2022, from which 200 people were selected as a sample online and available. Research questionnaires included: The resilience Questionnaire (CD-RISC, Connor and Davidson, 2003), the BIS/BAS Scale (BIS/BAS, Carver & White, 1994), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ, Gross & John, 2003), and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI, Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010). Path analysis was used to analyze the data. The results of the path analysis indicated that the model fit in well. Findings showed that the behavioral activation and inhibition systems were able to predict resilience directly and indirectly through emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility (p<0.001). It can be concluded that the behavioral activation and inhibition systems, emotion regulation, and cognitive flexibility play a key role in rescuers' resilience and it is necessary to pay attention to these factors in interacting with each other in resilience promotion programs.