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Vallerand, Robert J.
Canadian psychology = Psychologie canadienne, 05/2024, Volume: 65, Issue: 2Journal Article
In this article associated with the Gold Medal Award from the Canadian Psychological Association, I present an overview of research on the concept of passion that has been conducted by my research team and I over the past 20 years. Such research subscribes to an organismic view of the human condition wherein people are seen as active agents, who strive for self-growth and optimal functioning. The dualistic model of passion (Vallerand et al., 2003) posits that passion provides the power to seek and reach self-growth, as well as perils in this quest for self-growth. We first present the dualistic model of passion and then research in a variety of contexts and activities that substantiates this claim on the duality of passion. In so doing, it is shown that not all passions are equal and that some of them (harmonious passion) foster self-growth and optimal functioning more than others (obsessive passion). Some conclusions are offered. Dans cet article associé à la médaille d'or de la Société canadienne de psychologie, je présente une vue d'ensemble des recherches sur le concept de la passion que mon équipe de recherche et moi-même avons menées au cours des 20 dernières années. Ces recherches s'inscrivent dans une vision organismique de la condition humaine, dans laquelle les individus sont considérés comme des agents actifs qui s'efforcent de se développer et de fonctionner de manière optimale. Le modèle dualiste de la passion (Vallerand et al., 2003) postule que la passion fournit le pouvoir de rechercher et d'atteindre l'épanouissement personnel, ainsi que les dangers dans cette quête d'épanouissement personnel. Nous présentons d'abord le modèle dualiste de la passion, puis les recherches menées dans divers contextes et activités qui étayent cette affirmation sur la dualité de la passion. Ce faisant, nous montrons que toutes les passions ne sont pas égales et que certaines d'entre elles (la passion harmonieuse) favorisent l'épanouissement personnel et un fonctionnement optimal plus que d'autres (la passion obsessive). Quelques conclusions sont proposées. Public Significance Statement In everyday life, it is typically assumed that passion for an activity leads to adaptive outcomes. In this article, I present over 20 years of research that shows that two types of passion exist: harmonious (where the passion is under the person's control) and obsessive (where the passion controls the person). Whereas harmonious passion typically leads to adaptive outcomes, obsessive passion is associated with much less positive and at times maladaptive outcomes. Such distinction is fundamental to better understand the role of passion and associated processes in a variety of intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and intergroup outcomes.
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