title: Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion.
abstract: Passion is defined as a strong inclination toward an activity that people like, that they find important, and in which they invest time and energy. Two types of passion are proposed: obsessive and harmonious. Obsessive passion (OP) refers to a controlled internalization of an activity in one's identity that creates an internal pressure to engage in the activity that the person likes. Harmonious passion (HP) refers to an autonomous internalization that leads individuals to choose to engage in the activity that they like. HP promotes healthy adaptation whereas OP thwarts it by causing negative affect and rigid persistence. Results from four studies involving more than 900 participants from different populations supported the proposed conceptualization.
authors.affiliation: Departement de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montreal, Montreal, PQ, Canada. vallerand.robert_j@uqam.ca
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vallerand
authors.forename: Celine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: Genevieve A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mageau
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koestner
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ratelle
authors.forename: Maude
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Marylene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagne
authors.forename: Josee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marsolais
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires