The relative contribution of psychological flexibility and future anxiety in predicting digital self-efficacy among educational rehabilitation students Al-Azhar University.

The aim of the study was to investigate the relative contribution of psychological resilience and future anxiety in predicting digital self-efficacy among Educational Qualification Program students at Al-Azhar University. It also sought to examine the differences in psychological resilience, future anxiety, and digital self-efficacy among the study sample based on gender (male–female) and academic specialization (scientific–literary). The study included a sample of 925 students (both male and female) enrolled in the Educational Qualification Program at Al-Azhar University. The researcher employed three instruments developed specifically for this study: a Psychological Resilience Scale, a Future Anxiety Scale, and a Digital Self-Efficacy Scale. Statistical analyses revealed that both psychological resilience and future anxiety contributed to predicting digital self-efficacy, with perseverance emerging as the most influential dimension. The results also showed significant differences in future anxiety in favor of females and literary students across all its dimensions (negative thinking, psychological symptoms, physical symptoms, and total score). Additionally, statistically significant differences at the 0.01 level were found in the mean scores on the psychological resilience and digital self-efficacy scales, attributed to gender and academic specialization. These differences favored males over females and scientific students over literary students across all dimensions and in the total scores. The findings were interpreted and discussed in light of relevant psychological literature and previous studies, concluding with several recommendations and suggestions for future research.