religious coping styles and psychological resilience among mothers of children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study

Objective: to determine levels of positive/negative religious coping and psychological resilience among mothers of children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (picu) and to examine their associations with sociodemographic characteristics and perceived psychosocial support needs.method: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between june and december 2025 in a pediatric intensive care unit; 100 mothers were recruited via face-to-face interviews. data were collected using a sociodemographic form, the brief rcope (positive/negative subscales), and the brief resilience scale.results: scores for positive religious coping were high (mean = 3.20 ± 0.60), negative religious coping was low (mean = 1.55 ± 0.50), and resilience scores were moderate (mean = 19.35 ± 5.18). mothers who reported needing psychosocial support had higher positive and negative religious coping scores but lower resilience. negative religious coping was negatively associated with resilience (r = −0.246, p = 0.014), whereas positive religious coping was not.conclusion: the findings suggest that, in addition to psychosocial support, targeted spiritual care may be particularly important for mothers showing elevated negative religious coping during their child's picu hospitalization.