Passion Does Make a Difference in People's Lives: A Look at Well‐Being in Passionate and Non‐Passionate Individuals

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From motivation to passion: In search of the motivational processes involved in a meaningful life. (2012, background): “Furthermore, people with a harmonious passion toward one activity in their lives display higher levels of psychological well-being than those with an obsessive passion and those with no passion; these last two groups do not differ in general (Philippe et al., 2009, Study 1).”
The Curvilinear Relationship between Work Passion and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (2014, unknown): “Work passion has been linked to various work outcomes, including job satisfaction, commitment, performance, and burnout (Burke and Fiksenbaum 2009; Philippe et al. 2009; Vallerand and Houlfort 2003).”
The dark side of leisure: obsessive passion and its covariates and outcomes (2011, unknown): “Other studies have confirmed that being obsessively passionate towards an activity may have negative impact on general well‐being (Amiot et al, 2006 ; Phillipe, Vallerand, & Lavigne, 2009 ; Vallerand et al, 2003 , Study 2) compared to being harmoniously passionate.”
On Passion for Life Activities (2010, methodology): “These results have been replicated in several contexts and activities (e.g., Mageau et al., 2005; Philippe et al., 2009a, Study 1; Ratelle et al., 2004, 2009; Vallerand et al., 2006, Studies 2 and 3).”