Saara Salo

University of Helsinki — Finland

Psychology · Social Sciences

10h-index369citations46works0.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development(22), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum(14), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics(9), Research in Social Sciences(9), Family and Disability Support Research(5)

Publications46 total

Toddlers’ social-emotional competence and problem behaviours: associations with parenting stress and social support among Finnish first-time parents
Early Child Development and Care·2025Open Access
Working with traumatized children and parents together
2025
A multimethod perspective on mother–infant interaction in free and semi-structured play: Associations with parental reflective functioning
Infant Behavior and Development·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Isien ja äitien reflektiivinen kyky: seurantatutkimus raskauden ajalta kahteen ikävuoteen
Psykologia·2025Open Access
The First Goodbye: Parent–Child Interaction and Parental Emotional Availability During Separation in Transitions to Early Childhood Education and Care
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Developing reciprocity between one-year-old children with visual impairment and additional disabilities and their mothers: The effects of bodily-tactile early intervention
Learning Culture and Social Interaction·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Bodily-tactile early intervention: a pilot study of the role of maternal touch and emotional availability in interactions between three children with visual impairment and additional disabilities and their mothers
Frontiers in Psychology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Multimethod Perspective on Mother-Infant Interaction in Free- and Semi-Structured Play: Associations with Parental Reflective Functioning
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Movement through motherhood: Exploring mood, wellbeing, and prenatal emotional availability (EA) through EA‐based dance intervention
Infant Mental Health Journal·2023· 5 cited
“I Try to Think Behind My Child’s Cry”: Preparation for Separation Experiences in the Light of Parental Mentalization
Journal of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy·2023· 3 cited
Parental relationship satisfaction, reflective functioning, and toddler behavioral problems: A longitudinal study from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum
Frontiers in Psychology·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
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
Bodily-tactile early intervention for a mother and her child with visual impairment and additional disabilities: a case study
Disability and Rehabilitation·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Married and Cohabiting Finnish First-Time Parents: Differences in Wellbeing, Social Support and Infant Health
Social Sciences·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
“A Window of Opportunity”: Parenting and Addiction in the Context of Pregnancy
Current Addiction Reports·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
Parent Relationship Satisfaction and Reflective Functioning as Predictors of Emotional Availability and Infant Behavior
Journal of Child and Family Studies·2021· 34 citedOpen Access
Effect of Tactile Imitation Guidance on Imitation and Emotional Availability. A Case Report of a Mother and Her Child With Congenital Deafblindness
Frontiers in Psychology·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
The impact of Theraplay® therapy on parent-child interaction and child psychiatric symptoms: a pilot study
International Journal of Play·2020· 19 citedOpen Access
Vanhemmuuden tukeminen vauva- ja lapsiperheissä
Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja·2020Open Access
Prenatal and infant therapaly
Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja·2020Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Marjukka Pajulo(15), Mirjam Kalland(11), Marjo Flykt(10), Zeynep Biringen(7), Raija‐Leena Punamäki(6), Johanna Sourander(6), Riikka Korja(4), Sini Peltokorpi(4), Minna Laakso(4), Nina Pyykkönen(4), Simo Raittila(3), Jukka Mäkelä(3), Anne Nafstad(3), Paul Hart(3), Ritva Belt(2), Jari Lipsanen(2), Merja Halme(2), Tarja Joro(2), Pekka Korhonen(2), Jyrki Wallenius(2)