“…In contrast, obsessive passion arises from controlled internalization, where individuals engage in the activity due to external pressures or contingencies, such as social expectations or rewards. In the sports context, obsessive passion can be associated with maladaptive outcomes such as stress and burnout, injury proneness, worry and anxiety and moral disengagement (Vallerand, 2015), while harmonious passion is linked to adaptive outcomes as enjoyment and flow, self-steem, psychological well-being, persistence and longevity and autonomy (Clohessy et al, 2021;Konter et al, 2020;St-Cyr et al, 2023) The interrelation between perfectionism and passion has received increasing attention in recent research across various fields, including sports psychology, education, and work settings. Understanding the interplay between these constructs can provide valuable insights into how they influence each other and their combined impact on outcomes (Jordana et al, 2022).…”