Katja
Tervahartiala
Senior Researcher, Psychology
M.A. (education), PhD
Projects: Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research (COE), FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Right to Belong, STEPS Study
Areas of expertise
Child stress regulation
Child socio-emotional development
Early childhood education
Peer relations
Research
I am interested in child stress regulation and socio-emotional development in different childhood contexts. The aim of my study is to analyze developmental pathways and mechanisms between social competence and learning abilities, peer relations and well-being.
Publications
Associations Between Maternal Cumulative Psychological Distress and Child Subsequent Social Competence: The Role of Early Childhood Education and Care and Social Networks (2026)
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Predicting and Explaining Parenting Stress 3 Months After Birth Using Generalized Additive Model (2026)
CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
The Moderating Role of Child Temperament in the Face of Parental Distress During Covid-19: Associations with Long-Term Social-Emotional Functioning (2026)
International Journal of Behavioral Development
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Associations between cumulative family environmental stress exposures and hair cortisol concentrations among 2.5- and 5-year-olds with different social competences (2026)
Hormones and Behavior
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Participation in early childhood education and care in Finland mitigates the associations between maternal psychological distress and child social and emotional problems at age two (2025)
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Mother-Infant Interaction and Maternal Postnatal Psychological Distress Associate with Child's Social-Emotional Development During Early Childhood : A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2024)
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Negative associations between maternal prenatal hair cortisol and child socioemotional problems (2024)
Psychoneuroendocrinology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Friend influence and susceptibility to influence on emotions towards math: The role of adolescent temperament (2024)
British Journal of Educational Psychology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Trajectories of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms and child's socio-emotional outcome during early childhood (2024)
Journal of Affective Disorders
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Latent profile analysis of diurnal cortisol patterns at the ages of 2, 3.5, and 5 years: Associations with childcare setting, child individual characteristics, and maternal distress (2023)
Psychoneuroendocrinology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )