Ritva Belt

Psychology · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development(10), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum(9), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics(5), Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects(5), Child Welfare and Adoption(2)

Publications12 total

Prenatal Reflective Functioning as a Predictor of Substance-Using Mothers' Treatment Outcome: Comparing Results From Two Different RF Measures
Frontiers in Psychology·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Maternal substance use disorder predicting children's emotion regulation in middle childhood: the role of early mother-infant interaction
Heliyon·2021· 14 citedOpen Access
The role of mother's prenatal substance use disorder and early parenting on child social cognition at school age
Infant and Child Development·2021· 11 citedOpen Access
Attachment representations among substance-abusing women in transition to motherhood: implications for prenatal emotions and mother–infant interaction
Attachment & Human Development·2016· 12 cited
Äiti-vauvaryhmäpsykoterapia äidin traumatisoituneen mielen eheyttäjänä – tapaustutkimus kiintymyssuhdetta ja vuorovaikutusta mittaavien menetelmien valossa
2014
Emotions during the transition to parenthood among substance-abusing mothers: intensity, content and intervention effects
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology·2013· 9 cited
Psychoanalytic-Attachment-Oriented Group Intervention for Substance-Abusing Mothers and Their Infants
Oxford University Press eBooks·2013· 2 cited
Psychotherapy groups and individual support to enhance mental health and early dyadic interaction among drug‐abusing mothers
Infant Mental Health Journal·2012· 27 cited
Intercepting the intergenerational cycle of maternal trauma and loss through mother–infant psychotherapy: A case study using attachment-derived methods
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry·2012· 14 cited
Maternal representations and emotional availability among drug‐abusing and nonusing mothers and their infants
Infant Mental Health Journal·2012· 50 cited
Transition to Parenthood among Drug Abusing Mothers: Stressors, Supports, Coping and Mental Health
2009· 2 cited
Mother – infant group psychotherapy as an intensive treatment in early interaction among mothers with substance abuse problems
Journal of Child Psychotherapy·2007· 16 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Raija‐Leena Punamäki(11), Marjo Flykt(8), Tiina Posa(5), Marjukka Pajulo(3), Tuula Tamminen(3), Zeynep Biringen(2), Saara Salo(2), Anna Kouvo(2), Jallu Lindblom(2), John D. Haltigan(1), Sanna Isosävi(1), Saija Kuittinen(1), Kaija Puura(1), Marjaterttu Pajulo(1)