Les passions de l'âme: On obsessive and harmonious passion.

Abstract

Passion is defined as a strong inclination toward an activity that people like, that they find important, and in which they invest time and energy. Two types of passion are proposed: obsessive and harmonious. Obsessive passion (OP) refers to a controlled internalization of an activity in one's identity that creates an internal pressure to engage in the activity that the person likes. Harmonious passion (HP) refers to an autonomous internalization that leads individuals to choose to engage in the activity that they like. HP promotes healthy adaptation whereas OP thwarts it by causing negative affect and rigid persistence. Results from four studies involving more than 900 participants from different populations supported the proposed conceptualization.

A multidisciplinary review into the definition, operationalization, and measurement of talent

“…According to these authors, innate factors determine merely which set of strengths can be developed and not whether or not you can develop talent at all, as is assumed in the giftedness literature. It is essential to detect one's unique strengths in order to deploy them in activities one is passionate about (Vallerand et al, 2003). This will result in performing consistently at one's personal best (i.e., the maximum of one's capacity) (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000).…”

“…The assumption is that only in activities that are conducted with passion, peak performances (i.e., episodes of superior functioning; Privette, 1983) can be achieved (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). With the concept of 'passion', described as the inclination towards an activity one likes, finds important and in which one wants to invest energy (Vallerand et al, 2003), the essential role of motivation and interests in attaining excellence is highlighted (Rea, 2000). Giftedness and Talent (DMGT) and replaced the seven domains of human functioning he initially distinguished by six major occupational groups (i.e., technical, science and technology, arts, social service, administration and sales, and business operations) based on Holland's work on vocational interests.…”

Être passionné un peu, beaucoup, énormément? Le concept de la passion chez les joueurs de poker, une étude qualitative.

“…* (traduction libre de citations, cité par Vallerand, 2015, p.11). Au Québec, entre 75 % et 84 % de la population générale rapporte être passionnée pour au moins une activité au cours de sa vie (Philippe, Vallerand et Lavigne, 2009;Vallerand et al, 2003). Vallerand a développé le Modèle Dualiste de Passion selon lequel la passion est définie comme une ) forte inclination (affinité) vers une activité (ou un objet ou une personne) qui définit la personne en elle-même, qu'elle aime (ou qu'elle adore), qu'elle trouve importante et qu'elle considère avec sérieux, et dans laquelle elle investit du temps et de l'énergie * (traduction libre de citations, Vallerand, 2015, p.33).…”

Entrepreneurial Cognition

“…We turn to selfdetermination theory Gagne and Deci 2005; and its extension to passion (Vallerand et al 2003) to gain a deeper understanding of entrepreneurial motivation. Self-determination theory proposes that individuals attempt to satisfy three basic psychological needs-need for competence, need for relatedness, and need for autonomy-and thus carefully bear these needs in mind when making decisions.…”

“…As a whole, passion is a "strong inclination toward an activity that one loves and finds important, that is, self-defining and in which significant time and energy are invested" (Houlfort et al 2015: 85). Then, depending on whether passion stems from a controlled or autonomous source, it is labeled as obsessive passion or harmonious passion (Vallerand and Houlfort 2003;Vallerand et al 2003), respectively.…”