Saara Salo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3779775 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saara Salo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saara |
| FAMILY NAME | Salo |
| SIGNATURE | SALO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9093-9166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Parents With Substance Use Disorder in the Holding Tight Treatment System
Parents with substance use disorder have multiple risks affecting their parenting. Mental health problems and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with problems in emotion regulation and adult attachment insecurity may impair the early interaction with the infant. An intensive treatment programme, Holding Tight, has been developed in Finland since the 1990s. It integrates social work and psychological interventions with mental health prevention. …
Developing reciprocity between one-year-old children with visual impairment and additional disabilities and their mothers
Reciprocal interactions between parents and their children with visual impairment (VI) and additional disabilities (AD) may be compromised due to the children's disabilities. Children with VIAD may not be able to access their parents' nonverbal expressions, such as gazes or facial gestures. Moreover, the children's expressions can be difficult for their parents to read. The bodily-tactile modality can be used in interactions to compensate for a c…
Movement through motherhood
Emotional availability (EA) is a construct that describes the observed emotional connection in parent‐child relationships. During pregnancy, EA is assessed only using caregiver sensitivity and nonhostility. We used the nonverbal aspects of these qualities to create a new dance/movement intervention (“EA‐Based Dance Intervention”). Given the scarcity of pregnancy interventions, we provided training to participants on how to be emotionally engaged …
Married and Cohabiting Finnish First-Time Parents
Cohabitation is more common than marriage when couples are expecting their first child in Finland. However, little is known about possible differences in wellbeing between the two groups. In this study, we examined differences in parental wellbeing, relationship satisfaction, infant health outcomes, and use of social support among cohabiting and married first-time parents. Survey data was collected from 903 parents during pregnancy and at one mon…
The impact of Theraplay(R) therapy on parent-child interaction and child psychiatric symptoms
Theraplay® is a short-term parent–child interaction therapy combining structured, attachment-based, joyful and adult-led playful sessions with reflective guidance work with the parents. This pilot study evaluates the impact of Theraplay® therapy in improving the quality of parent–child interaction and decreasing the internalizing and externalizing symptoms of children diagnosed with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Participants were eightee…
Maternal representations and emotional availability among drug‐abusing and nonusing mothers and their infants
Both negative and idealized maternal prenatal representations may constitute a risk for mother–infant interaction. This study analyzed the role of maternal prenatal representations and pre‐ to postnatal representational change in predicting mother–infant emotional availability (EA) among 51 drug‐abusing mothers and their infants who participated in either psychodynamic group therapy (PGT) or received psychosocial support (PSS) and among 50 nonusi…
Emotional Availability, Parental Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Child Development in Caregiver-Child Relationships with Buprenorphine-Exposed 3-year-olds
SYNOPSIS Objective . The purpose was to compare emotional availability, maternal self-efficacy beliefs, and child developmental status in caregiver–child relationships with prenatally buprenorphine-exposed and nonexposed 3-year-old children. Design. We compared prenatally buprenorphine-exposed children living either with the biological mother (n = 7) or in foster care (n = 14) to nonexposed participants (n = 13). Emotional availability was coded …
Maternal representations and emotional availability among drug‐abusing and nonusing mothers and their infants
Both negative and idealized maternal prenatal representations may constitute a risk for mother–infant interaction. This study analyzed the role of maternal prenatal representations and pre‐ to postnatal representational change in predicting mother–infant emotional availability (EA) among 51 drug‐abusing mothers and their infants who participated in either psychodynamic group therapy (PGT) or received psychosocial support (PSS) and among 50 nonusi…
Emotional Availability, Parental Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Child Development in Caregiver-Child Relationships with Buprenorphine-Exposed 3-year-olds
SYNOPSIS Objective . The purpose was to compare emotional availability, maternal self-efficacy beliefs, and child developmental status in caregiver–child relationships with prenatally buprenorphine-exposed and nonexposed 3-year-old children. Design. We compared prenatally buprenorphine-exposed children living either with the biological mother (n = 7) or in foster care (n = 14) to nonexposed participants (n = 13). Emotional availability was coded …
Movement through motherhood
Emotional availability (EA) is a construct that describes the observed emotional connection in parent‐child relationships. During pregnancy, EA is assessed only using caregiver sensitivity and nonhostility. We used the nonverbal aspects of these qualities to create a new dance/movement intervention (“EA‐Based Dance Intervention”). Given the scarcity of pregnancy interventions, we provided training to participants on how to be emotionally engaged …
Emotional Availability, Parental Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Child Development in Caregiver-Child Relationships with Buprenorphine-Exposed 3-year-olds
SYNOPSIS Objective . The purpose was to compare emotional availability, maternal self-efficacy beliefs, and child developmental status in caregiver–child relationships with prenatally buprenorphine-exposed and nonexposed 3-year-old children. Design. We compared prenatally buprenorphine-exposed children living either with the biological mother (n = 7) or in foster care (n = 14) to nonexposed participants (n = 13). Emotional availability was coded …
Maternal representations and emotional availability among drug‐abusing and nonusing mothers and their infants
Both negative and idealized maternal prenatal representations may constitute a risk for mother–infant interaction. This study analyzed the role of maternal prenatal representations and pre‐ to postnatal representational change in predicting mother–infant emotional availability (EA) among 51 drug‐abusing mothers and their infants who participated in either psychodynamic group therapy (PGT) or received psychosocial support (PSS) and among 50 nonusi…
The impact of Theraplay(R) therapy on parent-child interaction and child psychiatric symptoms
Theraplay® is a short-term parent–child interaction therapy combining structured, attachment-based, joyful and adult-led playful sessions with reflective guidance work with the parents. This pilot study evaluates the impact of Theraplay® therapy in improving the quality of parent–child interaction and decreasing the internalizing and externalizing symptoms of children diagnosed with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Participants were eightee…
Married and Cohabiting Finnish First-Time Parents
Cohabitation is more common than marriage when couples are expecting their first child in Finland. However, little is known about possible differences in wellbeing between the two groups. In this study, we examined differences in parental wellbeing, relationship satisfaction, infant health outcomes, and use of social support among cohabiting and married first-time parents. Survey data was collected from 903 parents during pregnancy and at one mon…
Developing reciprocity between one-year-old children with visual impairment and additional disabilities and their mothers
Reciprocal interactions between parents and their children with visual impairment (VI) and additional disabilities (AD) may be compromised due to the children's disabilities. Children with VIAD may not be able to access their parents' nonverbal expressions, such as gazes or facial gestures. Moreover, the children's expressions can be difficult for their parents to read. The bodily-tactile modality can be used in interactions to compensate for a c…
Movement through motherhood
Emotional availability (EA) is a construct that describes the observed emotional connection in parent‐child relationships. During pregnancy, EA is assessed only using caregiver sensitivity and nonhostility. We used the nonverbal aspects of these qualities to create a new dance/movement intervention (“EA‐Based Dance Intervention”). Given the scarcity of pregnancy interventions, we provided training to participants on how to be emotionally engaged …
Parents With Substance Use Disorder in the Holding Tight Treatment System
Parents with substance use disorder have multiple risks affecting their parenting. Mental health problems and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with problems in emotion regulation and adult attachment insecurity may impair the early interaction with the infant. An intensive treatment programme, Holding Tight, has been developed in Finland since the 1990s. It integrates social work and psychological interventions with mental health prevention. …
Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works)