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On the Two Faces of Passion: The Harmonious and the Obsessive

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Although the construct of passion goes back to the early times of philosophers, it has been largely neglected in contemporary psychology until recently. Passion deserves our attention because it reflects a reality for a majority of individuals in a variety of cultures and leads to important life outcomes. In this chapter, I address a number of issues. First, I discuss the concept of passion and in so doing introduce the Dualistic Model of Passion that my colleagues and I have developed. I also present a brief history of the passion concept and compare it to interest and highlight similarities and differences between the two constructs. Second, I review initial research on passion followed by research on the development of passion distinguishing between the factors involved in the initial and the ongoing development of passion. I then review research on the effects of passion for a number of outcomes. Finally, I end the chapter with some concluding thoughts and suggestions for future research.

I wonder when my interest for basketball turned into a passion

Vallerand, R.J. (in press). Chapter to appear in Paul A. O’Keefe and Judith M. Harackiewicz (Eds.). The Science of Interest. Springer

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Vallerand, R.J. (2017). On the Two Faces of Passion: The Harmonious and the Obsessive. In: O'Keefe, P., Harackiewicz, J. (eds) The Science of Interest. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55509-6_8

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