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Spiritual Psychology and Counseling, vol.11, no.1, pp.147-164, 2026 (Scopus, TRDizin)
This study aimed to investigate the predictive role of spiritual well-being and religious coping in pregnancy-related anxiety among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 147 pregnant women in their last trimester of pregnancy who attended a state hospital in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Scale, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Religious Coping Scale. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical regression. The study found that pregnancy-related anxiety levels varied according to some sociodemographic characteristics, including income level, gestational age, and parity. Women’s pregnancy-related anxiety was found to be moderate. Spiritual well-being and positive religious coping were negatively associated with pregnancy-related anxiety, while negative religious coping was positively associated with pregnancy-related anxiety. According to hierarchical regression analysis, spiritual well-being and both positive and negative religious coping were significant predictors of pregnancy-related anxiety. These findings suggest that integrating spiritual and religious components into prenatal care may help reduce pregnancy-related anxiety.