KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling (JARAC) In Press 2026 10 01 When War Enters Work: Job Insecurity, Personal Resources, and War-Related Anxiety Among Iranian Mental Health Professionals When War Enters Work: Job Insecurity, Personal Resources, and War-Related Anxiety Among Iranian Mental Health Professionals 1 14 10.61838/kman.jarac.6525 EN Journal Article 2026 07 23 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> This study examined the associations of quantitative and qualitative job insecurity, career adaptability, and agency-related personal resources with war-related anxiety among Iranian mental health professionals during a period of armed conflict.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Iran from April 3 to April 19, 2026, using convenience recruitment among counselors and psychologists. Of 250 available records, five containing unexplained fractional item responses were excluded, yielding a primary analytic sample of 245 respondents. Measures assessed quantitative and qualitative job insecurity, career adaptability, an agency-related personal-resource composite comprising self-efficacy, optimism, and purposefulness, and war-related anxiety. Pearson correlations and standardized ordinary least-squares regression models were applied. Variance inflation factors, residual diagnostics, heteroskedasticity-consistent HC3 standard errors, post hoc coefficient contrasts, and sensitivity analyses were also conducted.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> In the primary anxiety model, qualitative job insecurity was positively associated with war-related anxiety (β = .307, 95% CI [.183, .432], p &lt; .001), whereas the association for quantitative job insecurity was not statistically significant (β = .074, 95% CI [−.041, .189], p = .206). Career adaptability (β = −.228, 95% CI [−.381, −.075], p = .004) and agency-related personal resources (β = −.259, 95% CI [−.376, −.141], p &lt; .001) were negatively associated with anxiety. The model explained 55.3% of the variance. In the secondary model, career adaptability was positively associated with agency-related resources (β = .576, 95% CI [.429, .724], p &lt; .001), whereas both insecurity dimensions were nonsignificant. HC3 and sensitivity analyses produced comparable patterns.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Qualitative threats to valued working conditions, rather than perceived job-loss risk alone, were associated with greater war-related anxiety, while career adaptability and agency-related personal resources were associated with lower anxiety. These findings support examining occupational threats and personal resources jointly during conflict, while the cross-sectional design precludes causal or mediational interpretations.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/jarac/article/download/6525/12146