title: Passion in sport: on the quality of the coach-athlete relationship.
abstract: Vallerand et al. (2003) developed a dualistic model of passion, wherein two types of passion are proposed: harmonious (HP) and obsessive (OP) passion that predict adaptive and less adaptive interpersonal outcomes, respectively. In the present research, we were interested in understanding the role of passion in the quality of coach-athlete relationships. Results of Study 1, conducted with athletes (N=157), revealed that HP positively predicts a high-quality coach-athlete relationship, whereas OP was largely unrelated to such relationships. Study 2 was conducted with coaches (N=106) and showed that only HP positively predicted the quality of the coach-athlete relationship. Furthermore, these effects were fully mediated by positive emotions. Finally, the quality of the coach-athlete relationship positively predicted coaches' subjective well-being. Future research directions are discussed in light of the dualistic model of passion.
authors.affiliation: Département de Psychologie, Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Comportement Social, Université du Québec à Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc-André K
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lafrenière
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jowett
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vallerand
authors.forename: Eric G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Gonahue
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorimer
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007600:Judgment; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult