Passion and burnout in elite junior soccer players: The mediating role of self-determined motivation.

By T. Curran, Paul R. Appleton, A. Hill, Howard K. Hall. 2011

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Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between forms of passion (harmonious and obsessive; Vallerand et al., 2003) and athlete burnout, and whether these relationships are mediated by self-determined motivation. The proposed model posited that because harmonious passion originates from an authentic self, it will be positively associated with self-determined regulation. Conversely, because obsessive passion originates from ego-invested structures within the self, it will be negatively associated with self-determined regulation. In turn, consistent with research examining the relationship between motivation regulation and athlete burnout, self-determined regulation was expected to be negatively associated with athlete burnout. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: This model was tested in 149 (M age = 16.2, s = 2.0, range = 12-21) male junior athletes who attended soccer academies in the UK. Participants completed the Passion Scale (Vallerand et al., 2003

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology

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Understanding the work passion–performance relationship: The mediating role of organizational identification and moderating role of fit at work (2015, background): “Because passion appears to be adaptive to contextual influences (Curran et al., 2011), we also need to understand the conditions that may affect this relationship.”
Frontline employees’ passion and emotional exhaustion: The mediating role of emotional labor strategies (2019, background): “Although passion ensures willing participation, it may underpin both positive and negative outcomes depending on the type of passion exhibited (Curran et al., 2011).”
Passion and habitual entrepreneurship (2015, background): “Harmonious passion is positively associated with self-determination (Curran et al., 2011), affective commitment (Forest et al.”