The Effect of Religious Attitudes on the Parenting Beliefs of Mothers With Newborns Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional and Correlational Study
Advances in Neonatal Care, cilt.26, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/anc.0000000000001350
- Dergi Adı: Advances in Neonatal Care
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Anahtar Kelimeler: belief, mother, newborn, parent, religious attitude
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background: – Mothers with infants in intensive care face the challenge of adapting to an unfamiliar environment. They often experience fear for their babies’ survival while hoping that both their needs and those of their infants will be met. Purpose: – This study aims to examine the effect of religious attitudes on the parenting beliefs of mothers whose newborns are receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: – This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted from May 2023 to March 2024. The study population consisted of 252 mothers whose babies were hospitalized in the NICU of a hospital in a province in northern Türkiye. A Sociodemographic Data Form, the Ok-Religious Attitude Scale (OK-RAS), and the NICU Parental Beliefs Scale (NICU-PBS) were used to collect the data. Results: – The mothers’ mean scores were 33.37 ± 3.66 on the OK-RAS and 69.29 ± 2.99 on the NICU-PBS. A moderate positive correlation was found between the two scales (r = .668, P < .05). This result indicates that higher maternal religious attitude scores are associated with higher NICU parental belief scores. The OK-RAS score had a significant positive effect on the NICU-PBS (β = .373, t = 4.362, P < .001). Implications for Practice and Research: – The results of this study reveal that religious attitudes significantly affect mothers’ parenting beliefs. It is recommended that nurses adopt a holistic support approach when caring for newborns in the NICU, taking into account the religious and emotional needs of mothers.