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This mixed-methods study examined psychological preparedness among ECE stakeholders on Ternate Island, Indonesia, using survey data from 127 participants and six focus group discussions within the tripusat pendidikan framework of family, school and community. Participants demonstrated moderate to high levels of psychological preparedness across stakeholder groups. Within-individual factors (WIF) showed the highest mean score (M = 22.94, s.d. = 5.69), followed by individual-institutional factors (IIF) (M = 6.46, s.d.= 1.94) and between-individual factors (BIF) (M = 1.89, s.d. = 1.07). No significant differences were found among teachers, parents and community members (p &gt; 0.05). Qualitative findings revealed culturally embedded coping resources, including self-efficacy, religious meaning-making and collective coping, alongside limited eruption-specific knowledge, weak emotional regulation strategies and inconsistent communication across relational and institutional levels. 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