M.A. (education), PhD Katja Tervahartiala - UTU Research Portal

Katja Tervahartiala
M.A. (education), PhD

Senior Researcher, Psychology (Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology)

katja.tervahartiala@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4574

+358 50 516 6186

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-0208

FinnBrain-tutkimus

InterLearn

Right to Belong

Areas of expertise

Child stress regulation; Child socio-emotional development; Early childhood education; Peer relations

Biography

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

Early pathways of maternal mentalization: Associations with child development in the FinnBrain birth cohort study (2022)
- Frontiers in Psychology
Lindblom Jallu, Pajulo Marjaterttu, Nolvi Saara, Tervahartiala Katja, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Children's diurnal cortisol output and temperament in two different childcare settings at 2 and 3.5 years of age (2021)
- Developmental Psychobiology
Tervahartiala Katja, Kortesluoma Susanna, Pelto Juho, Ahtola Annarilla, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Early childhood stress regulation in out-of-home childcare and in at-home parental care – Associations with child temperament and age – The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2021) Tervahartiala Katja
(Doctoral dissertation (article) (G5))
Stressin ja sosiaalisen vuorovaikutuksen merkitys kehitykselle ja hyvinvoinnille ihmisen evoluutiossa (2021)
- FinnBrain-tutkimuksen blogi
Tervahartiala Katja, Kortesluoma Susanna, Vitikainen Emma
(Popularised article or blog post (E1))
Child Temperament and Total Diurnal Cortisol in Out-of-Home Center-Based Child Care and in At-Home Parental Care (2020)
- Child Development
Katja Tervahartiala, Saara Nolvi, Susanna Kortesluoma, Juho Pelto, Sirpa Hyttinen, Niina Junttila, Annarilla Ahtola, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Lasten temperamentti ja stressinsäätely kotihoidossa sekä varhaiskasvatuksessa – kortisolitasot fysiologisen stressitason mittareina (2020)
- FinnBrain-tutkimuksen blogi
Katja Tervahartiala
(Popularised article or blog post (E1))
Toddlers’ diurnal cortisol levels affected by out-of-home, center-based childcare and at-home, guardian-supervised childcare: comparison between different caregiving contexts (2019)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Katja Tervahartiala, Linnea Karlsson, Juho Pelto, Susanna Kortesluoma, Sirpa Hyttinen, Annarilla Ahtola, Niina Junttila, Hasse Karlsson
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Kouluikäisten tietoteknologian vapaa-ajan käyttö. (2013)
- Nuorisotutkimus
Kaarakainen Meri-Tuulia, Kivinen Osmo, Tervahartiala Katja
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))