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Passion in Sport: A Look at Determinants and Affective Experiences
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Based on the Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003), a sequence involving the determinants and affective experiences associated with two types of passion (harmonious and obsessive) toward sport was proposed and tested. This sequence posits that high levels of sport valuation and an autonomous personality orientation lead to harmonious passion, whereas high levels of sport valuation and a controlled personality orientation facilitate obsessive passion. In turn, harmonious passion is expected to lead to positive affective experiences in sport but to be either negatively related or unrelated to negative affective experiences. Conversely, obsessive passion is hypothesized to be positively related to negative affective experiences in sport but to be either negatively related or unrelated to positive affective experiences. Results of three studies conducted with recreational and competitive athletes involved in individual and team sports provided support for the proposed integrative sequence. These findings support the role of passion in sport and pave the way to new research.
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“research on passion has systematically found that regularly engaging in a meaningful activity out of harmonious passion leads to the experience of positive affect and the protection against negative affect”
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“while obsessive passion leads to negative affect and is either unrelated or weakly related to positive affect during task engagement (e.g., Philippe et al. 2010; Vallerand et al. 2003, Study 1; Vallerand et al. 2006, Studies 2 and 3).”
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“harmonious passion leads to regular engagement in the passionate activity that translates into positive affect during activity engagement (e.g., Mageau et al. 2005; Vallerand et al. 2003, Study 1; Vallerand et al. 2006, Studies 2 and 3)”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vallerand, R. J., Rousseau, F. L., Grouzet, F. M. E., Dumais, A., Grenier, S., & Blanchard, C. M.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- Concordia University (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2006-12
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 454-478
- ISSN
- 0895-2779 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2904
- OpenAlex
- W2156106313
- Cited by
- 367
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 25 · 2012: 22
- FWCI
- 9.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Keywords
- sport passion, harmonious passion, obsessive passion, dualistic model of passion, autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, positive affect, negative affect, recreational athletes, competitive athletes, individual and team sports
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