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

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

Research community or research topic

Projects: Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research (COE), FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Right to Belong, STEPS Study

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

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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
Kortesluoma, Susanna; Tervahartiala, Katja; Perasto, Laura; Pulli, Elmo P.; Mustonen, Paula; Morgese Zangrandi, Mirko; Korja, Riikka; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Karlsson, Hasse; Carter, Alice S.; Lukkarinen, Minna; Junttila, Niina; Karlsson, Linnea
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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
Tervahartiala, Katja; Kataja, Eeva-leena; Perasto, Laura; Junttila, Niina; Pajulo, Marjukka; Karlsson, Hasse; Kiuru, Noona; Nolvi, Saara; Karlsson, Linnea; Korja, Riikka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Predicting and Explaining Parenting Stress 3 Months After Birth Using Generalized Additive Model (2026)
- CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing
Niela-Vilen, Hannakaisa; Suuronen, Ilkka; Tervahartiala, Katja; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Airola, Antti; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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
Zarra-Nezhad, Maryam; Perasto, Laura; Tervahartiala, Katja; Lindblom, Jallu; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karukivi, Max; Kiuru, Noona; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Korja, Riikka; Nolvi, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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
Tervahartiala, Katja; Korja, Riikka; Sarelius, Vilma; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Karlsson, Hasse; Carter, Alice S.; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Friend influence and susceptibility to influence on emotions towards math: The role of adolescent temperament (2024)
- British Journal of Educational Psychology
Kiuru, Noona; DeLay, Dawn; Tervahartiala, Katja; Polet, Juho; Hirvonen, Riikka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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
Lahtela, Hetti; Flykt, Marjo; Nolvi, Saara; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Eskola, Eeva; Tervahartiala, Katja; Pelto, Juho; Carter, Alice S.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Korja, Riikka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Negative associations between maternal prenatal hair cortisol and child socioemotional problems (2024)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Mustonen, Paula; Kortesluoma, Susanna; Scheinin, Noora M.; Perasto, Laura; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tervahartiala, Katja; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Coimbra, Bárbara; Carter, Alice S.; João Rodrigues, Ana; Sousa, Nuno; Paavonen, E. Juulia; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectories of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms and child's socio-emotional outcome during early childhood (2024)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Korja, Riikka; Nolvi, Saara; Scheinin, Noora M.; Tervahartiala, Katja; Carter, Alice; Karlsson, Hasse; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Karlsson, Linnea
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Childcare context and socio-emotional development in toddlers - a quantitative report from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Finland (2023)
- European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Tervahartiala Katja, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Seppalä Milka, Autere Tuomo-Artturi, Hakanen Hetti, Karlsson Hasse, Carter Alice, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)