Dr Jonathan Bartholomaeus
Senior Lecturer
School of Psychology
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am a researcher and lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. I work at the nexus of personality and social psychology with a specific focus on, and passion for, the moral psychology topics of justice, power, and forgiveness. Much of my research centres on how people’s perception of their just treatment drives their attitudes and behaviours in personal, relational, and political spheres. I also have an interest in psychometrics and latent variable structural equation modelling which I integrate into many of my research projects. Currently, I am working on improving self-report measures of the belief in a just world, a framework for validating manipulation checks, and developing a measure of the psychological experience of divine forgiveness.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2024 | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - 2020 | Research Assistant | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2015 - 2015 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours in Psychological Sciences |
| 2014 - 2014 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Graduate Diploma in Psychological Sciences |
| 2011 - 2013 | Elder School of Music, University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Music Performance |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | O'Brien, C., Georgiou, N., & Bartholomaeus, J. (2025). The association between belief in a just world and endorsing conspiracy theories is moderated by ambiguity tolerance, but not scientific reasoning. Personality and Individual Differences, 233, 4 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Bartholomaeus, J., Mandrell, J., & Strelan, P. (2025). On the Measurement of Episodic Empowerment.. The British journal of social psychology, 64(1), e12838. |
| 2025 | Bartholomaeus, J., Mandrell, J., & Strelan, P. (2025). A prototype analysis of divine forgiveness.. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 13 pages. WoS1 |
| 2024 | Bartholomaeus, J., & Strelan, P. (2024). A fair go? How belief in a just world shaped attitudes, intentions, and behaviors before and after the Australian referendum on a First Nations voice to parliament. POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 46(3), 17 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2024 | Bartholomaeus, J. (2024). Who believes in a just world? A multilevel latent profile analysis of Justice Capital using the European Social Survey.. J Pers, 93(2), 449-462. Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC5 |
| 2023 | Bartholomaeus, J., Burns, N., & Strelan, P. (2023). The Empowering Function of the Belief in a Just World for the Self: Trait-Level and Experimental Tests of Its Association With Positive and Negative Affect.. Personality & social psychology bulletin, 49(4), 510-526. Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC6 |
| 2023 | Bartholomaeus, J., Kiral Ucar, G., Donat, M., Nartova-Bochaver, S., & Thomas, K. (2023). Cross-cultural generalisability of the belief in a just world: Factor analytic and psychometric evidence from six countries. Journal of Research in Personality, 102, 11 pages. Scopus12 WoS12 |
| 2023 | Bartholomaeus, J., Strelan, P., & Burns, N. (2023). Does the Empowering Function of the Belief in a Just World Generalise? Broad-base Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Evidence. Social Justice Research, 37(1), 57-75. Scopus13 WoS10 |
| 2022 | Kiral Ucar, G., Donat, M., Bartholomaeus, J., Thomas, K., & Nartova-Bochaver, S. (2022). Belief in a just world, perceived control, perceived risk, and hopelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a globally diverse sample. Current Psychology, 41(12), 8400-8409. Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC9 |
| 2022 | Cations, M., Collier, L. R., Caughey, G., Bartholomaeus, J., Lang, C., Crotty, M., . . . Inacio, M. C. (2022). Government-subsidised mental health services are underused in Australian residential aged care facilities. Australian Health Review, 46(4), 432-441. Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC10 |
| 2022 | Bartholomaeus, J. D., Collier, L. R., Lang, C., Cations, M., Kellie, A. R., Inacio, M. C., & Caughey, G. E. (2022). Trends in mental health service utilisation by Australia's older population. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42(1), 1-6. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC4 |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Bartholomaeus, J., Steains, E., Lo, L., & Gerace, A. (2021). Using a Technology-Based Meaning and Purpose Intervention to Improve Well-being: A Randomised Controlled Study. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(8), 3571-3591. Scopus23 WoS20 |
| 2021 | Bartholomaeus, J., & Strelan, P. (2021). The empowering function of the belief in a just world for the self in mental health: A comparison of prisoners and non-prisoners. Personality and Individual Differences, 179, 1-6. Scopus9 WoS8 |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Lo, L., Bartholomaeus, J., Kopsaftis, Z., Carey, M., & Kyrios, M. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing.. Nature human behaviour, 5(5), 631-652. Scopus375 WoS322 Europe PMC192 |
| 2021 | Bartholomaeus, J. D., Inacio, M. C., Williams, H., Wesselingh, S. L., & Caughey, G. E. (2021). Primary healthcare utilisation by older Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Internal medicine journal, 51(5), 818-820. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2021 | Sluggett, J. K., Collier, L. R., Bartholomaeus, J. D., Inacio, M. C., Wesselingh, S. L., & Caughey, G. E. (2021). National trends and policy impacts on provision of Home Medicines Reviews and Residential Medication Management Reviews in older Australians, 2009–2019. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9898-1-9898-10. Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC6 |
| 2020 | van Agteren, J., Bartholomaeus, J., Fassnacht, D. B., Iasiello, M., Ali, K., Lo, L., & Kyrios, M. (2020). Using Internet-Based Psychological Measurement to Capture the Deteriorating Community Mental Health Profile During COVID-19: Observational Study.. JMIR Ment Health, 7(6), 1-8. Scopus52 WoS42 Europe PMC38 |
| 2020 | Bartholomaeus, J. D., Iasiello, M. P., Jarden, A., Burke, K. J., & van Agteren, J. (2020). Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the PERMA Profiler. Journal of Well-Being Assessment, 4(2), 163-180. |
| 2019 | Bartholomaeus, J. D., Van Agteren, J. E. M., Iasiello, M. P., Jarden, A., & Kelly, D. (2019). Positive Aging: The Impact of a Community Wellbeing and Resilience Program. Clinical Gerontologist, 42(4), 377-386. Scopus53 WoS43 Europe PMC28 |
| 2019 | Bartholomaeus, J., & Strelan, P. (2019). The adaptive, approach-oriented correlates of belief in a just world for the self: A review of the research. Personality and Individual Differences, 151, 8 pages. Scopus110 WoS105 |
| 2017 | Iasiello, M., Bartholomaeus, J., Jarden, A., & Kelly, G. (2017). Measuring PERMA+ in South Australia, the State of Wellbeing: A Comparison with National and International Norms. Journal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, 1(2), 53-72. Scopus29 |
| 2016 | Strelan, P., & Bartholomaeus, J. (2016). Just world beliefs and forgiveness: the mediating role of implicit theories of relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 106-110. Scopus38 WoS39 |
| - | Thin, N., Tarragona, M., Wong, P., Jarden, R., Bartholomaeus, J., & Jarden, A. (2017). Book review for International Journal of Wellbeing. Estes, Richard J., and M. Joseph Sirgy [eds] (2017) The Pursuit of Human Well-Being: The Untold Global History. Dordrecht: Springer. International Journal of Wellbeing, 7(1), 84-92. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Iasiello, M., Bartholomaeus, J., Jarden, A., & Van Agteren, J. (2018). Maximising the opportunity for healthy ageing: Online mental health measurement and targeted interventions. In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Vol. 246 (pp. 111-123). Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus4 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Bartholomaeus, J., & Strelan, P. (2024). A Fair Go? How Belief in a Just World Shaped Attitudes, Intentions, and Behaviours Before and After the Australian Referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament. DOI |
| 2020 | van Agteren, J., Bartholomaeus, J., Fassnacht, D. B., Iasiello, M., Ali, K., Lo, L., & Kyrios, M. (2020). Using Internet-Based Psychological Measurement to Capture the Deteriorating Community Mental Health Profile During COVID-19: Observational Study (Preprint). DOI |
- PSYCHOL 6604OL: Psychological Applications and Interventions
- PSYCHOL 6605OL: Project Planning, Managing and Analysing Data
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Power in Motion: Exploring the psychological and political consequences of Episodic Empowerment | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Joe James Mandrell |
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