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This cross-sectional correlational study examined the relationship between disaster preparedness perceptions and psychological preparedness among 237 nurses working in three hospitals in Bal\u0131kesir, T\u00fcrkiye. Participants were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Disaster Preparedness Perception Scale and the Psychological Preparedness for Disaster Threat Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed. The mean psychological preparedness score was 63.16 \u00b1 11.88. Psychological preparedness was positively correlated with overall disaster preparedness perception (r = 0.697, p &lt; 0.001), response-phase preparedness (r = 0.735, p &lt; 0.001), and post-disaster preparedness (r = 0.650, p &lt; 0.001), but not preparedness-phase perception (r = 0.080, p = 0.220). In the final regression model, response-phase (\u03b2 = 0.480, p &lt; 0.001) and post-disaster preparedness perceptions (\u03b2 = 0.321, p &lt; 0.001) were positively associated with psychological preparedness. Nurses without disaster training had lower psychological preparedness (\u03b2 = \u22120.107, p = 0.017), as did nurses with postgraduate education compared with those with high school education (\u03b2 = \u22120.167, p = 0.037). The final model explained 60.2% of the variance (adjusted R2 = 0.602). 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