scholarly journals Betraying passion: Harmonious passion, obsessive passion, and attitudes following counter-attitudinal advocacy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Daniel Bailis
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Choice Condition ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Recreational Facility ◽  
Low Levels

This research tested if attitude change following counter-attitudinal advocacy (a) applies when people endorse positions that conflict with a passionate activity, and (b) depends on levels of harmonious passion (HP) and obsessive passion (OP; Vallerand, 2015). Undergraduates (N = 81) who were passionate about various sport/exercise activities were either asked (high-choice condition) or required (low-choice condition) to oppose the construction of a new recreational facility on campus. Participants in the high-choice condition reported lower levels of passion for their passionate activity and less support for the recreational facility compared to those in the low-choice condition. However, decreases in passion were only evident when passion involved high levels of OP and low levels of HP, whereas decreases in support for the recreational facility were only evident when passion involved high levels of both OP and HP. These results contribute to our understanding of how passion dimensions combine to predict self-protective responses.

When Self-Compassion Loses its Luster: Ratings of Self-Compassionate and Self-Critical Responding among Passionate Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Amber Mosewich ◽  
Daniel Bailis ◽  
Patrick Gaudreau ◽  
Jeremie Verner-Filion
Keyword(s):  
Goal Achievement ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
Academic Difficulties ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Future Performance ◽  
Low Levels

People generally recognize the benefits of responding to failures with self-compassion (i.e., with self-kindness, a sense of common humanity, and mindfulness) rather than self-criticism. In this research, we replicated this effect with passionate students who had all reported that academics was a pursuit that they enjoyed and was important to them, and tested if it was influenced by levels of harmonious passion (a balanced and flexible engagement in academics), and obsessive passion (a rigid and uncontrollable desire to pursue academics). Passionate students (n = 241) reported how they would evaluate themselves (e.g., confident) and the anticipated outcomes that they expected to occur (e.g., goal achievement) if they were to respond to academic difficulties with either self-compassion or self-criticism. Results showed that many of the advantages that students believed self-compassion had over self-criticism, such as enhanced future performance and feelings of confidence and success, disappeared when academic passion involved high levels of obsessive passion and low levels of harmonious passion (i.e., pure obsessive passion). To promote self-compassion in academics, these findings suggest that the benefits of self-compassion need to be emphasized for students with pure obsessive passion.

scholarly journals Spanish adaptation of the Passion Toward Work Scale (PTWS)

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 403 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Serrano-Fernández ◽  
Joan Boada-Grau ◽  
Carme Gil-Ripoll ◽  
Andreu Vigil-Colet
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Adequate Reliability ◽  
Do So ◽  
Program Version

<p class="Sinespaciado1"><span lang="EN-GB">Passion at work has a great influence on the occupational health of workers.<span class="hps"> Vallerand and his collaborators have defined two types of passion, </span><em>Harmonious</em> <span class="hps">and<em> </em></span><em>Obsessive</em><span class="hps">. In the first type, people feel obliged to carry out an activity but freely decide to do it and do so in harmony with other aspects of their lives. And in the second, although the person likes the activity, they feel obliged to take part in it because of internal circumstances that exercise control over them.  </span>In this context, the objective was to adapt Vallerand and Houlfort’s Passion towards Work Scale (PTW) into Spanish. The participants were 513 workers, selected through non-probability sampling. We used the FACTOR program (version 7.2) and SPSS 20.0. The results of the CFA (ESEM) for the PTW scale supported the two-factor model (Harmonious Passion and Obsessive Passion), presented adequate reliability and evidence of validity with Burnout, Irritation, Engagement and Self-Efficacy.  The PTW Scale and Questionnaire are reliable and valid instruments, suitable for being used in Spanish. </span></p>

Effects of work passion on turnover intention for Chinese government employees: The dualistic model of passion perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenxing Gong ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Jinfeng Ma ◽  
Yao Liu ◽  
Yujia Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Work Passion

AbstractTurnover intention is a negative outcome for an organization. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationships among work passion, subjective well-being, career adaptability, and turnover intention for Chinese government employees. The article consists of an empirical study with a sample of 472 government employees in Shandong Province, China. Participants completed a series of questionnaires in three waves. The results indicate that harmonious passion is negatively related to turnover intention and that obsessive passion is positively related to turnover intention. Additionally, the relationship between harmonious/obsessive passion and turnover is mediated by subjective well-being, and career adaptability moderates the relationship between harmonious/obsessive passion and subjective well-being. Implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Passion for an activity: a new predictor of sleep quality

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn J Bélanger ◽  
Karima A Raafat ◽  
Claudia F Nisa ◽  
Birga M Schumpe
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Mood Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Study Objectives The present research examines the relationship between people’s frequent involvement in an activity they like and find important (i.e., a passion) and the quality of their sleep. Research on the dualistic model of passion has widely documented the relationship between individuals’ type of passion—harmonious versus obsessive—and the quality of their mental and physical health. However, research has yet to examine the relationship between passion and sleep quality. Building on prior research has shown that obsessive (vs harmonious) passion is related to depressive mood symptoms—an important factor associated with sleep problems—we hypothesized that obsessive passion would be associated with overall worse sleep quality, whereas harmonious passion would predict better sleep quality. Methods A sample of 1,506 Americans filled out an online questionnaire on sleep habits and passion. Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Hierarchical linear regressions and mediation analyses were carried out with results confirming our hypotheses. Results Obsessive passion for an activity was associated with worse sleep quality, whereas harmonious passion was associated with better sleep quality, adjusting for demographics, the type of passionate activity and its self-reported importance, alcohol and tobacco consumption, BMI, self-reported health, and diagnosed health conditions. The relationship between both types of passion and sleep quality was mediated by depressive mood symptoms. Conclusions Our study presents evidence of a strong relationship between sleep quality and passion, opening the door for future research to create new interventions to improve people’s sleep and, consequently, their well-being.

Consumed by obsession: Career adaptability resources and the performance consequences of obsessive passion and harmonious passion for work

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 811-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv K Amarnani ◽  
Jennifer Ann L Lajom ◽  
Simon Lloyd D Restubog ◽  
Alessandra Capezio
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Time Lagged

Does passion predict performance? Whereas harmonious passion is typically associated with strong performance, evidence for the obsessive passion-performance relationship has been so far inconclusive. The mixed results in the literature suggest that there are hitherto unexamined boundary conditions and mechanisms shaping the relationship between obsessive passion and performance. This study draws on principles from conservation of resources and the dual-systems model of self-regulation to explain how these two types of passion (obsessive and harmonious) relate to work performance. We examined career adaptability as a buffer that determines when and for whom obsessive passion precipitates emotional exhaustion as well as when and for whom emotional exhaustion diminishes work performance. This proposed moderated mediation model was tested in two multisource samples in corporate ( N = 139 employee-supervisor dyads) and healthcare sectors ( N = 156 time-lagged employee-peer dyads) respectively. We observed support for the proposed model in both samples. Career adaptability prevents obsessively passionate workers from being consumed by obsession.

Psychological Trends in the Achievement Goals of College and University Athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-476
Author(s):  
Ching-Lun Wei ◽  
Wei-Jen Chen ◽  
Michael Tian-Shyug Lee ◽  
Tsung-Kuo Tien-Liu ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
College And University ◽  
Task Avoidance ◽  
University Athletes

Objectives: This study aimed to validate the application of the 3 × 2 achievement goal model in sports. Motivations: In order to offer new perspectives on achievement goals, this study explores 3 × 2 achievement goals used in competitive sports, and the prediction of passion and psychological well-being for sports. Methods: The study sample consists of 406 college and university athletes, including 230 males and 176 females. Average age of the subjects was 20.34 years. Average length of years of sports participation was 8.23 years. Data were collected with a questionnaire that incorporated a 3 × 2 achievement goal scale, a sports passion scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. Statistical Methods: Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics for fuzzy data, fuzzy correlation coefficients, and fuzzy regression models. Finding: 1. There was a correlation between every two of task-approach, task-avoidance, self-approach, self-avoidance, other-approach, other-avoidance, harmonious passion, obsessive passion, and psychological well-being. 2. Among college and university athletes, task-approach and self-approach positively influence harmonious passion; task-approach, self-approach, other-approach, and other-avoidance positively influence obsessive passion; task-avoidance negatively influences obsessive passion; task-approach and self-approach positively influence psychological well-being, and task-avoidance negatively influences psychological well-being. Innovations: Use of the 3 × 2 achievement goal scale is applicable to college sportsmen in Taiwan, and the research method uses fuzzy statistical analysis, which breaks through the barriers of traditional psychological survey methods, and will improve the research quality of the sample survey. This study provides new techniques for research on psychological trends in sports. Value: In the future, coaches and athletes should focus on task-approach and self-approach goals in order to enhance the college or university athletes’ harmonious passion for a positive impact on their psychological well-being when they engage in sports through their own free will.

scholarly journals Être passionné un peu, beaucoup, énormément? Le concept de la passion chez les joueurs de poker, une étude qualitative.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adèle Morvannou ◽  
Magali Dufour ◽  
Natacha Brunelle ◽  
Élise Roy
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Étude Qualitative ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Etude Qualitative ◽  
Poker Players

La passion est étudiée depuis une quinzaine d’années chez les joueurs de jeu de hasard et d’argent. Elle comprend deux formes, soit la passion obsessive (PO) qui est contrôlante et la passion harmonieuse (PH) qui laisse de la place à d’autres activités du joueur. Les études transversales associent la PO aux problèmes de jeu, ce qui n’est pas le cas de la PH. Toutefois, la pertinence de l’utilisation du concept de passion et son influence sur les comportements de jeu, selon le discours des joueurs, sont totalement méconnues. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d’examiner la pertinence du concept de passion chez des joueurs poker (JdP) et de comprendre les liens entre les deux formes de passion et les problèmes de jeu. Cette étude qualitative descriptive est la deuxième composante d’une étude mixte séquentielle auprès de JdP du Québec (n=12). L’analyse de contenu thématique a été réalisée en privilégiant la thématisation en continu. Parmi les participants, la majorité a été ou est actuellement passionnée de poker et les deux formes de passion sont des concepts pertinents selon les joueurs. Le fait d’être passionné serait l’un des facteurs influençant les comportements de jeu. Toutefois, un JdP peut continuer à jouer sans être passionné alors que l’on peut également être passionné sans nécessairement jouer fréquemment. Il ne semble donc pas y avoir de lien direct entre la passion et la fréquence de jeu. La pertinence du concept de passion pour les joueurs permet de penser qu’il pourrait être utilisé en prévention ou encore dans le traitement des JdP.Abstract  Passion among gamblers has been studied for the last decade and a half. There are two forms of passion: obsessive passion (OP), which is controlling, and harmonious passion (HP), which leaves room for the gambler’s other activities. Cross-sectional studies associate OP with gambling problems, which is not the case for HP. The relevance of the concept of passion and passion’s influence on gambling behaviour are, however, uncertain, according to gamblers themselves. The objectives of this study were to examine the relevance of the concept of passion for poker players (PP) and understand the connections between the two forms of passion and gambling problems. This qualitative descriptive study is the second part of a sequential mixed study with PPs in Québec (n=12). The thematic content analysis was conducted using continuous thematization. The majority of the participants were or are currently passionate about poker, and both forms of passion are relevant concepts for these players. According to them, being passionate is one of the behaviours that influences gambling behaviour. A PP may, however, continue to play without being passionate, but also be passionate without necessarily playing frequently. There does not, therefore, seem to be any direct connection between passion and frequency of play. The relevance of the concept of passion for poker players suggests that it may be used preventively or in the treatment of PPs.

scholarly journals Passionately Motivated Reasoning: Biased Processing of Passion-Threatening Messages

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg ◽  
Daniel Seth Bailis
Keyword(s):  
Defensive Behavior ◽  
Motivated Reasoning ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Total N ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Dualistic Model Of Passion ◽  
Defensive Responses ◽  
Biased Processing ◽  
And Control

Objective: When facing setbacks and obstacles, the dualistic model of passion outlines that obsessive passion, and not harmonious passion, will predict greater levels of defensiveness (Vallerand, 2015). Our aim was to determine if these passion dimensions predicted defensiveness in the same way when confronted with threatening messages targeting the decision to pursue a passion.Method: Across four studies with passionate Facebook users, hockey fans, and runners (total N = 763), participants viewed messages giving reasons why their favorite activity should not be pursued. Participants either reported their desire to read the messages (Studies 1 and 2) or evaluated the messages after reading them (Studies 3 and 4).Results: Harmonious passion consistently predicted higher levels of avoidance or negative evaluations of the messages. These responses were attenuated for participants who had previously affirmed an important value (Study 1), or who were told that they do not control the passions they pursue (Study 4).Conclusions: Harmonious passion entails a sense of autonomy and control over activity engagement, which usually leads to non-defensive behavior. However, this sense of control may elicit more defensive responses from more harmoniously passionate individuals when the decision itself to pursue an activity is under attack.

Passion for Work

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Vallerand ◽  
Nathalie Houlfort ◽  
Sarah Bourdeau
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Dualistic Model Of Passion ◽  
Passion For Work

This chapter focuses on the prevalent model of passion, namely the dualistic model of passion. This model defines passion as a strong inclination toward an activity that people love, value, engage in on a regular basis and is part of identity. Further, the dualistic model of passion posits the existence of two distinct types of passion leading to opposite outcomes. One is harmonious passion, resulting from an autonomous internalization and where people feel in control of their passion. The second is obsessive passion which results from a controlled internalization and is associated with the experience of a loss of control with regards to the beloved activity. Although being passionate about work at face value should have important and positive outcomes, the dualistic model of passion posits that this should mainly take place for harmonious passion. Research reviewed in this chapter provides support for this assumption. In addition, research is also reviewed on the determinants of passion. The research methods and measures used in the area are also presented. Finally, implications for future research and some applications are also formulated.

scholarly journals Perfil del usuario de la fundación deportiva municipal de valencia y sus hábitos de práctica deportiva

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ros-Castello ◽  
F. Calabuig Moreno ◽  
A. M. Gómez Tafalla
Keyword(s):  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Sport Practice ◽  
University Studies ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Individual Use

El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar el uso de las instalaciones de la Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia y determinar el perfil del usuario de las mismas. Para ello se recogen un total de 727 cuestionarios vía online formados por diferentes secciones extraídas a partir de la bibliografía existente. Los resultados muestran una alta satisfacción e intenciones futuras de los usuarios. Además, los usuarios muestran una mayor pasión armoniosa por el deporte en comparación con la pasión obsesiva. La mayor parte de la práctica deportiva se concentra entre semana y a partir de las 19:00h. Los usuarios de las instalaciones en su mayoría tienen trabajo y estudios universitarios. El uso principal que se hace de las instalaciones es de forma libre e individual y los motivos principales de práctica deportiva son la salud y el bienestar. The aim of the present study is to analyze the use of the Sports Municipal Foundation of Valencia and to determine its user’s profile. For that purpose 727 online questionnaires were collected, formed by different sections extracted from the existing bibliography. Results show users’ high satisfaction and future intentions. Moreover, users show a greater harmonious passion for sport than compared to the obsessive passion. The most of the sport practice take place form Monday to Friday and after the 19:00h. Facilities users are mainly employed and have university studies. The main use of the facilities is a free and individual use and the main reasons of sport practice are health and wellness.

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