Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict post-traumatic stress disorder based on mindfulness and cognitive-emotional regulation in firefighters. Method: Participants included 100 firefighters in Mashhad (Iran) who were voluntarily selected through targeted sampling. Data were collected by Traumatic stress questionnaire, Cognitive –Emotional Regulation questionnaire (CERQ-P), and Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ’s). For data analysis, descriptive indices, Pearson correlation test, and stepwise regression analysis were performed using the SPSS-19 software. Results: The results showed a positive and significant correlation between posttraumatic stress disorder and ineffective cognitive-emotional regulation and a negative and significant relationship with mindfulness (p <0.01). The results of multiple regression analysis showed that ineffective cognitive-emotional adjustment was 38.8% of the total score of variance and in the presence of mindfulness variable, 48.8% of the total score of the variance of post-traumatic stress disorder was explained. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated the importance of mindfulness and cognitive-emotional regulation as psychological and emotional skills in reducing posttraumatic stress in firefighters; therefore, providing training based on mindfulness raising and cognitive-emotional regulation in firefighters led to reduction of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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