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- ItemTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESILIENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND WELL-BEING AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN JERUSALEM GOVERNORATE, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC(2022-08-22) Ahmad Mazen AbulibdehIntroduction: On Dec 11th, 2019, a global pandemic was declared by the world health organization, National and international responses to the crisis varied considerably, but in general, government mandated lockdowns and quarantines were imposed. On March 5th, 2020, the very first case of COVID-19 was reported in Bethlehem, Palestine. Healthcare workers (HCWs) suffer great pressure and exhaustion as a result of job overload, negative emotions, loss of physical contact with their families’ due to the high threat of Covid-19 infection, and the fear of death. Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the level and the relationship between (resilience, self-esteem, perceived social support and psychological well-being) among health care workers during covid-19 in Jerusalem Governorate. In addition, the study tried to discover the effects of some independent variables (Gender, age, marital status, work place, position, and Covid-19 infection) on (resilience, self-esteem, perceived social support and psychological well-being). Study method: data was collected using the (ARM-R) adult resilience scale, Ryff’s Psychological well-being scale, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support, and Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Results: The results of the study revealed that the level of self-esteem, perceived social support, and well-being among health care workers during covid-19 in Jerusalem Governorate was high, whereas the level of resilience among (HCWs) was very high. The result showed that there were a significant gender differences on resilience, females were more resilient than males, also there were a significant position differences on self- esteem, were doctors had higher self-esteem than nurses. Additionally, there were a significant work place differences on self-esteem, were medical center (HCWs) had higher self-esteem than emergency (HCWs). Moreover, there were no significant perceived social support differences among health care workers. Lastly, there were significant work place differences on psychological well-being, were medical center and hospital health care workers had higher psychological well-being than (HCWs) working in emergency departments. Recommendations: The study recommends that, in order to reduce (HCWs) workload, covid-19 preventative medicine be enhanced by clarifying covid-19 guidelines, and for medical facilities to provide special mental health services for (HCWs) during covid-19. Furthermore, the study recommends that medical facilities construct specialized emergency timetables or routines for (HCWs) in case of infection known or suspected among medical staff. Key words: Covid-19, well-being, resilience, perceived social support, self-esteem, psychological, healthcare, mental health.