The study aimed to determine the levels of professional self-efficacy and psychological resilience, and to know the relationship between them among physical education teachers in Jerusalem governorate, in addition to knowing the effect of gender variables, the existence of a special case in the teacher's family, and years of experience in both professional self-efficacy and psychological resilience. The sample consisted of (49) male and female teachers, and this sample represented (30.6%) of the study population.
Using the descriptive method, data was collected through a questionnaire of professional self-efficacy and psychological resilience, where the two questionnaires were collected, and the respondents responded to them at the same time.
After the statistical analysis using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (spss) program for the questionnaires, through the t-test for two independent samples, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and percentages, the results showed that the level of professional self-efficacy is high with mean (4.39) and a relative importance (87.8%), and the level of psychological resilience is medium to high in general, as mean was (3.16) and relative importance was (63.2%) among the respondents. It also showed that there was no statistically significant relationship between professional self-efficacy and psychological resilience.
There were no statistically significant differences in professional self-efficacy or psychological resilience due to the variables of gender, experience, and the presence of a special case in the teacher's family.
The researchers concluded that the relationship between professional self-efficacy and psychological resilience among sports teachers for people with special needs depends on the specificity of the study sample and community. and they recommended several recommendations, the most important of which is to conduct ongoing courses and programs to increase professional self-efficacy and psychological resilience among physical education teachers of special needs students in Jerusalem and other areas.