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Ratings were analyzed using the Fuzzy Delphi Method according to predefined consensus and retention criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All four dimensions and 27 candidate sub-themes met the retention criteria, yielding a sub-theme retention rate of 87.10%. Within the expert panel, professional preparedness, agency, and sustainable competence received the strongest dimension-level endorsement (\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.838). Organizational, employment, and occupational health support ranked fourth at the dimension level (\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.693), yet contained the most strongly endorsed candidate overall, manageable workload, scheduling, breaks, recovery time, and assignment rotation (\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.902). This was followed by two D2 candidates: assignment-specific contextual and terminological preparation (\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.860) and decision latitude (\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.833). Four candidates fell below the expert-agreement criterion (60.00%\u221273.33%): trauma- and emotion-informed interpreting competence, inclusion as a member of the service team, confidential professional supervision, and acoustic and hearing safety. Each satisfied the mean-threshold and defuzzification criteria. They were thus excluded from the proposed cross-context core and warrant context-specific reassessment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The resulting panel-endorsed content framework advances a multilevel conceptualization of individual, professional, relational, and organizational resources and provides a structured basis for interpreter education, professional support, organizational policy, and occupational-health planning. 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