Widowed and displaced: Spiritual and religious coping in mental health recovery among Syrian refugee women in Türkiye.

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OBJECTIVES: Syrian refugee women in Türkiye face intertwined challenges, trauma, displacement, economic hardship, and sociocultural pressures that impact their mental health. This study aimed to explore the relationships among trauma symptoms, psychological distress, depression, resilience, and spirituality in widowed Syrian refugee women. It also examined how demographic and contextual factors-such as age, education, length of stay in Türkiye, and residency location-contribute to mental health outcomes.METHODS: A cross-sectional quantitative design was employed, utilizing both online and paper-based self-administered questionnaires. A total of 167 widowed Syrian refugee women residing in Türkiye participated in the study. Standardized scales were used to assess trauma (Impact of Event Scale-Revised), psychological distress (Kessler K-10), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale), resilience, and spiritual well-being. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS Version 30. Analytical procedures included Pearson correlation, hierarchical multiple regression, one-way analysis of variance, and Tukey's HSD post hoc tests.RESULTS: Trauma, psychological distress, and depression were strongly interrelated ( = 0.522-0.622,