Psychological Resilience and Its Relationship with Coping Strategies among Special Education Teachers in Nineveh Governorate

The objectives of the current research are as follows:

1.To measure psychological resilience among special education teachers.
2.To measure coping strategies for stress among special education teachers.
3. To identify the relationship between psychological resilience and coping strategies for stress.

The research focused on special education teachers in schools with special education classes in the city of Mosul for the academic year 2024-2025. The sample consisted of 120 teachers, with 50 male teachers and 70 female teachers, representing 32% of the original population of 378 teachers. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher used a psychological resilience scale and a stress coping strategies scale developed by the researcher, ensuring the application of their psychometric indicators and characteristics. After statistical processing, it became clear that special education teachers have a good level of psychological resilience, and they also exhibit a good rate of using coping strategies. Regarding the relationship between the two variables, the results showed a positive correlation, which aligns with the idea that an increase in psychological resilience leads to an increase in the level of coping strategies. In light of the research findings, the researcher offers a set of recommendations and suggestions based on the data obtained.