On the Psychology of Passion: In Search of What Makes People's Lives Most Worth Living

By Robert J. Vallerand. 2008

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Beyond Engagement:Toward a Framework and Operational Definition for Employee Work Passion (2009, background): “Recently, Vallerand (2008) defined passion as “a strong inclination toward an activity that people like, find important, and in which they invest time and energy” (p. 1).”
Relating work engagement and workaholism to entrepreneurial performance (2014, background): “However, building on the dualistic approach to passion (Vallerand, 2008), it can be expected there are two different sides of the coin.”
Eudaimonic Identity Theory: Identity as Self-Discovery (2011, background): “They also explain the risks that may be encountered when such pursuits become obsessive and ultimately self-destructive or destructive of others ( Vallerand, 2008 ).”
On Passion for Life Activities (2010, methodology): “The purpose of this chapter is to conduct a review of research on a recent model of passion, namely the Dualistic Model of Passion (DMP; Vallerand, 2008; Vallerand et al., 2003).”
A Motivational Model of Video Game Engagement (2010, methodology): “To examine these questions, we applied the dualistic model of passion (Vallerand, 2008), a motivational theory in line with SDT.”
Daily strengths use and employee well‐being: The moderating role of personality (2018, background): “In addition, work engagement is conceptually similar to harmonious passion (Gorgievski & Bakker, 2010) – the inclination to invest considerable time and energy in activities that are liked and considered important, in harmony with other aspects of life (Vallerand, 2008).”
What Predicts Positive Life Events that Influence the Course of Depression? A Longitudinal Examination of Gratitude and Meaning in Life (2017, background): “Individuals high on meaning in life report greater time and effort dedicated towards pursuing life goals (Vallerand 2008).”
“Work is my passion”: The different affective, behavioural, and cognitive consequences of harmonious and obsessive passion toward work (2011, background): “…in the general positive psychology approach (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2002), the motivational perspective of passion (Vallerand et al., 2003; Vallerand, 2008) can shed light on the mechanisms through which different patterns of time and energy investment in various activities impact…”
On the Relation between Performance and Life Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Passion (2012, methodology): “It is posited that passion (Vallerand, 2008, 2010; Vallerand et al., 2003) represents one such psychological factor.”
The roles of autonomy support and harmonious and obsessive passions in educational persistence (2013, background): “One of the core outcomes associated with the Dualistic Model of Passion is persistence, conceptualized in most studies as long term engagement towards the loved activity (Vallerand, 2008, 2010; Vallerand et al., 2003).”
When passion leads to excellence: the case of musicians (2011, methodology): “Psychometric properties of the Passion Scale had been assessed in previous studies and supported its validity and reliability (see Vallerand, 2008; Vallerand et al., 2003).”
When winning is everything: on passion, identity, and aggression in sport. (2009, methodology): “Therefore, in line with past studies, Vallerand et al. (2003) propose that when a person likes and engages in an activity on a regular basis, the representation of this activity will be integrated in the person’s identity, consequently leading to a passion toward this activity.”
Measuring entrepreneurial passion: Conceptual foundations and scale validation (2013, background): “music, gambling, or a particular sport (Vallerand, 2008).”
From motivation to passion: In search of the motivational processes involved in a meaningful life. (2012, background): “…measures of psychological well-being has yielded similar findings with people across the life span (e.g., Forest, Mageau, Sarrazin, & Morin, 2011; Philippe, Vallerand, & Lavigne, 2009; Rousseau & Vallerand, 2008; Vallerand et al., 2007, Studies 1 and 2; Vallerand, Mageau et al., 2008, Study 2).”
Why and When Empowering Leadership Has Different Effects on Employee Work Performance: The Pivotal Roles of Passion for Work and Role Breadth Self-Efficacy (2018, background): “…the main difference between harmonious passion and obsessive passion is the extent of one’s selfcontrol over one’s work, and prior research suggests that individual perceived ability or competence (e.g., RBSE) is a significant predicator of one’s self-control over work (Vallerand, 2008, 1997).”
Passion for coaching and the quality of the coach–athlete relationship: The mediating role of coaching behaviors (2011, background): “Harmonious passionwas positively correlated with general positive affect and psychological adjustment indices (Philippe, Vallerand, & Lavigne, 2009; Vallerand et al., 2003, Study 2; Vallerand et al., 2006, Study 3) and positively associated with positive emotions and flow during activity engagement ”