Dr Julius Jooste

Assistant Professor

Department: Psychology

Julius obtained his PhD in 2017 from the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in his native country South Africa, in which he explored the essential competencies in contemporary applied sport psychology and the role of mindfulness in athlete-centred service delivery.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Julius’s independent and collaborative research is driven by his interest in promoting scientific understanding on the psycho-social factors that impact on athletes’ and coaches’ performance and wellbeing in sport.

Key Publications

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An initial exploration of fatigue as a predictor of quality of life in transplant athletes competing at national and international events, Rogerson, D., Houghton, S., Jooste, J., Hogg, M. 2024, In: Journal of Sports Sciences
Does In-The-Moment Strategic Self-Talk Affect Volleyball Officials’ Refereeing Efficacy?, Aspen, A., Jooste, J. 15 Jul 2024, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Key factors promoting professional development in golf: a mixed-studies systematic review, Roos, S., Kruger, A., Jooste, J. 21 Oct 2024, In: Cogent Social Sciences
Unveiling the Impact of Mobile Fitness Applications on Motivational Orientation in Sustaining Exercise Behaviors: A Qualitative Investigation, Southcott, E., Jooste, J. 1 Jun 2024, In: Physical Culture and Sport, Studies and Research
Why the long face? Experiences and observations of bullying behaviour at equestrian centres in Great Britain, Watson, N., Thompson, N., Jooste, J. 1 Oct 2024, In: European Journal for Sport and Society
Irrational Performance Beliefs and Mental Well-Being Upon Returning to Sport During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Test of Mediation by Intolerance of Uncertainty, Jooste, J., Wolfson, S., Kruger, A. 3 Jul 2023, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Mindfulness traits as potential inhibitor of irrational performance beliefs and intolerance of uncertainty amongst elite female basketball players, Koop, L., Jooste, J. Oct 2023, In: Apunts Sports Medicine
The influence of emotional intelligence on coping ability in senior female field hockey players in South Africa, Jooste, J., Kruger, A., Tinkler, N. 17 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Human Kinetics
Relationship between emotional intelligence and components of competitive state anxiety among south African female field-hockey players, Tinkler, N., Kruger, A., Jooste, J. 23 Dec 2021, In: South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation
Design and preliminary validation of the Barriers to Sports Coaching Questionnaire for Women in South Africa: An application of the ecological model, Kubayi, A., Didymus, F., Morris-Eyton, H., Jooste, J. 1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Sports Sciences

Further Information

Julius joined Northumbria University in April 2019 as a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology and is currently the Programme Leader for the MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme. Julius is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology. He has consultancy experience working with athletes/teams ranging from grassroots to national level.

Qualifications

Sport PhD May 24 2017
Sport MA April 30 2013
Education (other/general) BA (Hons) May 05 2009
Teacher Training (Further Education) PGCE December 02 2005
Sports Science BA December 10 2004
Fellow of Advance Higher Education FHEA

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