On passion and sports fans: A look at football

Vallerand, Robert J.; Ntoumanis, Nikos; Philippe, Frédérick L.; Lavigne, Geneviève L.; Carbonneau, Noémie; Bonneville, Arielle; Lagacé-Labonté, Camille; Maliha, Gabrielle

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“…After conducting an exploratory factor analysis supporting the presence of two factors corresponding to the two types of passion with the first sample, they confirmed the bi-factorial structure with the second sample using confirmatory factor analysis. These findings on the factor validity of the Passion Scale has been replicated in a number of studies conducted both in a variety of activity and life domains (e.g., Carbonneau, Vallerand, Fernet, & Guay, 2008;Castelda, Mattson, MacKillop, Anderson, & Donovick, 2007;Lafrenière, Jowett, Vallerand, Donahue, & Lorimer, 2008, Studies 1 and 2; Philippe, Vallerand, Adrianarisoa, & Brunel, 2009, Studies 1 and 2; Rousseau,Vallerand, Ratelle, Mageau, & Provencher, 2002 ;Vallerand, Mageau et al, 2008, Studies 1 and 2; Vallerand, Ntoumanis et al, 2008;Vallerand, Rousseau, Grouzet, Dumais, & Grenier, 2006). In addition, in a study with over 3,500 participants, Marsh and colleagues (2012) have shown that the scale is reliable and valid and is equivalent both in English and French, for both men and women, across various age groups, and for a Making PeoPle's life Most Worth living number of different activities.…”

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Making People's Life Most Worth Living: On the Importance of Passion for Positive Psychology

Vallerand¹,

Verner‐Filion²

2013

Ter Psicol

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The purpose of the present paper is to present the Dualistic Model of Passion and show its importance for positive psychology. Passion is defined as a strong inclination toward a self-defining activity that people like (or love), find important, and in which they invest time and energy. Furthermore, two types of passion (harmonious and obsessive) are proposed. Harmonious passion leads people to choose to engage in the activity that they love. Conversely, obsessive passion creates an internal pressure to engage in the beloved activity. Harmonious passion is hypothesized to lead to more adaptive outcomes than obsessive passion. Results of several studies reveal that passion matters with respect to a number of outcomes deemed important for positive psychology such as flow and positive emotions, psychological well-being, physical health, relationships, and performance. Passion can indeed make people's lives worth living to the extent that it is harmonious in nature. Key words : passion, self-determination theory, performance, well-being ResumenEl objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar el Modelo Dualista de la Pasión y mostrar su importancia para la psicología positiva. La pasión se define como una fuerte inclinación hacia una actividad que a la gente le gusta (o ama), le parece importante, y en la que invierte tiempo y energía. El modelo plantea la existencia de dos tipos de pasión (armoniosa y obsesiva). La pasión armoniosa conduce a la gente a elegir dedicarse a la actividad que aman. Por el contrario, la pasión obsesiva crea una presión interna para dedicarse a la actividad deseada. Se hipotetiza que la pasión armoniosa conduce a resultados más adaptativos que la pasión obsesiva. Los resultados de diferentes estudios revelan que la pasión es importante en relación a una serie de resultados que se consideran importantes para la Psicología positiva tales como el fluir (flow) y las emociones positivas, el bienestar psicológico, la salud física, las relaciones, y el rendimiento. La pasión realmente puede hacer que la gente tenga vidas que merezcan la pena en la medida en que dicha pasión sea de naturaleza armónica. Palabras clave: pasión, teoría de la auto-determinación, rendimiento, bienestar.

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Making People's Life Most Worth Living: On the Importance of Passion for Positive Psychology

Vallerand¹,

Verner‐Filion²

2013

Ter Psicol

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“…For instance, OP for the Internet leads to greater conflict in the romantic relationship and to low levels of dyadic adjustment, whereas HP reveals opposite effects (Séguin-Levesque et al 2003). Furthermore, research has shown that, contrary to HP, OP for an activity negatively affects the romantic relationship satisfaction because it generates conflicts between the passionate activity and the loved one (Vallerand et al 2008b). In sum, past findings has uncovered that the type of passion towards an activity not only affects intrapersonal outcomes related to the practice of the activity, such as emotions or well-being, but also impacts relationships within and outside the purview of the passionate activity.…”

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More than Shared Love: Does Sharing a Passionate Activity with a Romantic Partner Strengthen the Relationship?

Rapaport

Carbonneau

St-Louis

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Int J Appl Posit Psychol

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The Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 756-767, 2003) suggests the existence of two types of passion: harmonious (HP) and obsessive (OP). Previous research in positive psychology has shown that passion can be oriented toward activities, as well as romantic partners, and that both are important for people's well-being and relationships. The purpose of the present research was to integrate these two areas of passion by examining how one's type of passion for a joint activity and for a romantic partner influences the experience of positive and negative emotions during the joint activity, and its impact on the strengthening of the relationship. Results from a path analysis (N = 205) revealed that HP for the joint activity and for the romantic partner both positively predicted the experience of positive emotions during the joint activity that, in turn, positively predicted the strengthening of the relationship. Conversely, OP for the joint activity and for the romantic partner both positively predicted the experience of negative emotions during the joint activity that, in turn, negatively predicted the strengthening of the relationship. These findings suggest that these two domains of passion make an important and unique contribution to romantic relationships.Int J Appl Posit Psychol (2018) 2:61-78 https://doi

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“…The passion that certain key actors (such as consumers/fans, participants, athletes) show towards sport has been suggested as one of the principal reasons why the industry continues to grow by showcasing unique characteristics in various areas (Babiak and Wolfe, 2009;Smith and Stewart, 2010;Wakefield, 2016). However, the scholarly sport management community knows little about the concept of passion, since studies in this area have been empirically limited to football fans (Vallerand et al, 2008a), referees (Philippe et al, 2009), and professional athletes (Donahue et al, 2009;Vallerand et al, 2006), thereby neglecting the sport organisations' administrative personnel; that is, the potential backbone of the constant growth seen in the sport ecosystem across the globe. This is rather surprising considering that -albeit outside the sporting contextscholars and practitioners have emphasised not only the personal benefits of being passionate about one's job (Boyatzis et al, 2002;Perrewé et al, 2014), but also the organisational gains that can be derived from organisations having passionate employees (Bruch and Ghoshal, 2003;Ho et al, 2011).…”

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Job and career satisfaction in an austerity environment: the role of job security and passion towards work

Papadimitriou

Winand

Anagnostopoulos

2017

IJSMM

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This study investigates the role of passion in forming job and career satisfaction among employees in the sport industry using the dualistic model of passion developed by Vallerand et al. (2003). The research was conducted within a context of austerity measures and aimed to examine the mediating effects of job security in the relationship between passion and satisfaction at work. Employees within Greek municipal sport organisations completed a selfadministered questionnaire (N=170) in order to measure their level of passion towards their work (both harmonious and obsessive), their job and career satisfaction, and their perceptions of job security. Data were treated with Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and multiple regression analyses using SPSS and Amos 21.0. The findings reveal that harmonious passion is significantly positively related to both job and career satisfaction, and that job security mediates these relationships. The research demonstrates the benefits of having harmoniously passionate employees, as well as the importance of strengthening or retaining feelings of job security under drastic socio-economic measures.

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On passion and sports fans: A look at football

Cited by 157 publications

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Making People's Life Most Worth Living: On the Importance of Passion for Positive Psychology

Making People's Life Most Worth Living: On the Importance of Passion for Positive Psychology

More than Shared Love: Does Sharing a Passionate Activity with a Romantic Partner Strengthen the Relationship?

Job and career satisfaction in an austerity environment: the role of job security and passion towards work

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