Dr Jonathan Bartholomaeus
Lecturer
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Medical 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.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide 2017 - 2020 Research Assistant South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute -
Education
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 -
Research Interests
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Journals
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.
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, 17 pages.
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, 14 pages.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12023 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.
Scopus12 WoS3 Europe PMC12023 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.
Scopus10 WoS12023 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.
Scopus42022 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.
Scopus11 WoS4 Europe PMC52022 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.
Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC22022 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.
Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC32021 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.
Scopus15 WoS92021 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.
Scopus8 WoS12021 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.
Scopus250 WoS102 Europe PMC1102021 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 WoS1 Europe PMC32021 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.
Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC42020 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.
Scopus49 WoS38 Europe PMC312019 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.
Scopus42 WoS31 Europe PMC152019 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.
Scopus83 WoS572017 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.
Scopus252016 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.
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Conference Papers
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.
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Preprint
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.
DOI2020 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
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