On the Role of Passion in Performance
Abstract
ABSTRACT The present paper reports two studies designed to test the Dualistic Model of Passion with regard to performance attainment in two fields of expertise. Results from both studies supported the Passion Model. Harmonious passion was shown to be a positive source of activity investment in that it directly predicted deliberate practice ( Study 1 ) and positively predicted mastery goals which in turn positively predicted deliberate practice ( Study 2 ). In turn, deliberate practice had a direct positive impact on performance attainment. Obsessive passion was shown to be a mixed source of activity investment. While it directly predicted deliberate practice ( Study 1 ) and directly predicted mastery goals (which predicted deliberate practice), it also predicted performance‐avoidance and performance‐approach goals, with the former having a tendency to facilitate performance directly, and the latter to directly negatively impact on performance attainment ( Study 2 ). Finally, harmonious passion was also positively related to subjective well‐being (SWB) in both studies, while obsessive passion was either unrelated ( Study 1 ) or negatively related to SWB ( Study 2 ). The conceptual and applied implications of the differential influences of harmonious and obsessive passion in performance are discussed.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Obsessive passion positively correlates with learning and outcome goals.
“learning and outcome goals (e.g., Bonneville-Roussy et al., 2011; Vallerand et al., 2008; Vallerand et al., 2007)”
From The psychology of passion: A meta-analytical review of a decade of research on intrapersonal outcomes (2015) · cites this paper as Vallerand et al., 2007
Cites
The "what" and "why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000) · Psychological Inquiry · doi:10.1207/s15327965pli1104_01 · Cited by 34,210 · see citing works
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
Watson, D., Clark, L. A., & Tellegen, A. (1988) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063 · Cited by 32,433 · see citing works
The satisfaction with life scale
Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa4901_13 · Cited by 31,768 · see citing works
The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance
Ericsson, K. A., Krampe, R. T., & Tesch-Römer, C. (1993) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.100.3.363 · Cited by 9,564 · cited 9× · see citing works
“Deliberate practice seems an excellent match to mastery goals, as this construct has been described in terms of striving effortfully to improve task performance (see Ericsson et al., 1993).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialMotivational processes affecting learning.
Dweck, C. S. (1986) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.41.10.1040 · Cited by 6,971 · see citing works
Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Mslq)
Pintrich, P. R., Smith, D. A. F., Garcia, T., & Mckeachie, W. J. (1993) · Educational and Psychological Measurement · doi:10.1177/0013164493053003024 · Cited by 3,646 · see citing works
Toward a hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Vallerand, R. J. (1997) · Advances in experimental social psychology · doi:10.1016/s0065-2601(08)60019-2 · Cited by 3,198 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Past research in SDT has demonstrated that activities that are not interesting can be internalized in either a controlled or an autonomous fashion (see Deci & Ryan, 2000; Sheldon, 2002; Vallerand, 1997; Vallerand, Fortier, & Guay, 1997).”
BackgroundSelf-citationApproach and avoidance motivation and achievement goals
Elliot, A. J. (1999) · Educational Psychologist · doi:10.1207/s15326985ep3403_3 · Cited by 3,103 · see citing works
Self-citationDeci, E. L. (1975) · doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-4446-9 · Cited by 2,911 · see citing works
Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being
Fredrickson, B. L., & Joiner, T. (2002) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/1467-9280.00431 · Cited by 2,655 · see citing works
Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion
Vallerand, R. J., Blanchard, C., Mageau, G. A., Koestner, R., Ratelle, C., Léonard, M., Gagné, M., & Marsolais, J. (2003) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.85.4.756 · Cited by 2,566 · cited 29× · see citing works
“…also predicts highly persistent behavior in activities that may be ill advised for the person such as winter cycling over icy roads in Quebec (Vallerand et al., 2003, Study 3) and pathological gambling (Ratelle, Vallerand, Mageau, Rousseau, & Provencher, 2004; Vallerand et al., 2003, Study…”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialSelf-citationMood and the mundane: Relations between daily life events and self-reported mood.
Clark, L. A., & Watson, D. (1988) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.54.2.296 · Cited by 784 · see citing works
Deci, E. L. (1976) · Organizational Dynamics · doi:10.1016/0090-2616(76)90036-x · Cited by 409 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Appleton, P. R., Vallerand, R. J., & Standage, M. (2015) · Motivation and Emotion · doi:10.1007/s11031-015-9503-0 · Cited by 499 · see citing works
Self-citationOn Passion for Life Activities
Vallerand, R. J. (2010) · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/s0065-2601(10)42003-1 · Cited by 454 · see citing works
Self-citationOn the Role of Passion for Work in Burnout: A Process Model
Vallerand, R. J., Paquet, Y., Philippe, F. L., & Charest, J. (2010) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00616.x · Cited by 432 · see citing works
Self-citationThe role of passion in sustainable psychological well-being
Vallerand, R. J. (2012) · Psychology of Well-Being Theory Research and Practice · doi:10.1186/2211-1522-2-1 · Cited by 245 · see citing works
“…et al 2011, Studies 1 and 2; Vallerand et al. 2008, Study 2), whereas obsessive passion for the same activities was either negatively related (Houlfort et al. 2011; Vallerand et al. 2007, Study 2) or unrelated (Vallerand et al. 2007, Study 1; Vallerand et al. 2008, Study 2) to these indices.”
BackgroundSelf-citationOn passion and sports fans: A look at football
Vallerand, R. J., Ntoumanis, N., Philippe, F. L., Lavigne, G. L., Carbonneau, N., Bonneville, A., Lagacé-Labonté, C., & Maliha, G. (2008) · Journal of Sports Sciences · doi:10.1080/02640410802123185 · Cited by 198 · see citing works
Self-citationObsessive Passion: A Compensatory Response to Unsatisfied Needs
Lalande, D., Vallerand, R. J., Lafrenière, M. K., Verner‐Filion, J., Laurent, F., Forest, J., & Paquet, Y. (2017) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/jopy.12229 · Cited by 195 · see citing works
Self-citationPassion for Work and Emotional Exhaustion: The Mediating Role of Rumination and Recovery
Donahue, E. G., Forest, J., Vallerand, R. J., Lemyre, P., Crevier‐Braud, L., & Bergeron, É. (2012) · Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being · doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01078.x · Cited by 190 · see citing works
Self-citationPassion in Referees: Examining Their Affective and Cognitive Experiences in Sport Situations
Philippe, F. L., Vallerand, R. J., Andrianarisoa, J., & Brunel, P. (2009) · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1123/jsep.31.1.77 · Cited by 157 · see citing works
Self-citationBélanger, J. J., Lafrenière, M.-A. K., Vallerand, R. J., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2013) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0029585 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Self-citationSedikides, C., & Hepper, E. G. D. (2009) · Social and Personality Psychology Compass · doi:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00231.x · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Gao, A., & Jiang, J. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01484 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Halvari, H., Ulstad, S. O., Bagøien, T. E., & Skjesol, K. (2009) · Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.1080/00313830903302059 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Moxley, J. H., Ericsson, K. A., & Tuffiash, M. (2019) · Psychological Research · doi:10.1007/s00426-017-0905-3 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
- Authors
- Vallerand, R. J., Salvy, S., Mageau, G. A., Elliot, A. J., Denis, P. L., Grouzet, F. M. E., & Blanchard, C.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Vallerand, Robert J.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-04-06
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 505-534
- ISSN
- 0022-3506 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-6494
- OpenAlex
- W2097652369
- Cited by
- 652
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 49 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 29
- FWCI
- 18.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Keywords
- passion, harmonious passion, obsessive passion, dualistic model of passion, deliberate practice, mastery goals, performance-avoidance goals, performance-approach goals, subjective well-being, expertise
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Canada, Drama, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Practice, Psychological, Students, Task Performance and Analysis, Self Efficacy
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
