title: The two roads of passionate goal pursuit: links with appraisal, coping, and academic achievement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this research, we tested the role of cognitive appraisals in explaining why harmonious and obsessive passion dimensions are related to distinct forms of coping and explored if performance was impacted by these appraisal and coping processes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Undergraduate students (N = 489) participated in a longitudinal study and completed three surveys throughout the course of an academic year.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed assessments of both passion dimensions (Time 1), reported how they were appraising and coping with the mid-year examination period (Time 2), and provided consent to obtain their final grade in Introductory Psychology (Time 3). The hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Harmonious and obsessive passion dimensions were linked with approach and avoidant coping responses, respectively. Cognitive appraisals, particularly appraisals of challenge and uncontrollability, played an indirect role in these relationships. In addition, both appraisals and coping responses had an indirect effect in the relationship between passion dimensions and final grade.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results identify cognitive appraisal as a reason why passion dimensions are linked with distinct coping tendencies and demonstrate the role of appraisal and coping processes in the journey to passionate goal attainment.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Manitoba , P404 Duff Roblin Building, 190 Dysart Road, Winnipeg , MB R3T 2N2 , Canada.
authors.forename: Benjamin J I
authors.initials: BJI
authors.lastname: Schellenberg
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Manitoba , P515 Duff Roblin Building 190 Dysart Road, Winnipeg , MB R3T 2N2 , Canada.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bailis
keywords: dualistic model of passion; longitudinal; motivation; performance; stress; structural equation modeling