2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00616.x
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On the Role of Passion for Work in Burnout: A Process Model

Abstract: The purpose of the present research was to test a model on the role of passion for work in professional burnout. This model posits that obsessive passion produces conflict between work and other life activities because the person cannot let go of the work activity. Conversely, harmonious passion is expected to prevent conflict while positively contributing to work satisfaction. Finally, conflict is expected to contribute to burnout, whereas work satisfaction should prevent its occurrence. This model was tested… Show more

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“…Because both forms of passion are associated with increased activity engagement (e.g., the amount of time spent performing the activity; , we expected both harmonious and obsessive passion for studying to be associated with higher levels of academic engagement. However, we expected only harmonious passion to be associated with lower levels of academic burnout, in line with findings from studies on passion and burnout in employees (Carbonneau et al, 2008;Vallerand et al, 2010). In contrast, because these studies produced equivocal findings regarding obsessive passion and Passion and Motivation for Studying 10 burnout, we had no clear expectations regarding the relationships between obsessive passion for studying and academic burnout.…”
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confidence: 28%
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“…Because both forms of passion are associated with increased activity engagement (e.g., the amount of time spent performing the activity; , we expected both harmonious and obsessive passion for studying to be associated with higher levels of academic engagement. However, we expected only harmonious passion to be associated with lower levels of academic burnout, in line with findings from studies on passion and burnout in employees (Carbonneau et al, 2008;Vallerand et al, 2010). In contrast, because these studies produced equivocal findings regarding obsessive passion and Passion and Motivation for Studying 10 burnout, we had no clear expectations regarding the relationships between obsessive passion for studying and academic burnout.…”
Section: The Present Researchmentioning
confidence: 28%
“…Consequently, the time studying may have been too short for obsessive passion for studying to lead to burnout whereas obsessive passion for teaching had sufficient time to do harm in Carbonneau et al's study (see also Vallerand et al, 2010). Third and finally, the teachers in Carbonneau et al's study were on average 43 years old and thus likely to have other important areas of life (e.g., family life/children) in which an obsessive passion for their job would interfere and negatively impact.…”
Section: Passion and Motivation For Studying 18mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Researchers have found, for instance, that obsessively passionate athletes' rigid persistence can lead to risky training, thereby increasing their vulnerability to injury (Stephan et al 2009;, and the rigid persistence of individuals who have high obsessive passion for the Internet and for soccer (Vallerand et al 2008) is associated with poor relationship quality. Overall, obsessive passion is linked to a variety of negative outcomes at the individual level, including conflict with other life spheres (Vallerand et al 2010), aggressive behavior (Donahue et al 2009), and difficulties in partner relationships (Vallerand et al 2008). For numerous other activities-such as sports, gaming, and shopping-obsessive passion often leads to unproductive outcomes, thus creating conditions that would make it difficult to continue engagement or to be successful in the long term.…”
Section: Fears Passion and Entrepreneurial Actionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One particular point of interest to theorizing about fear of failure is that obsessive passion seems to affect the way individuals make decisions under threat and can lead to maladaptive outcomes (Curran et al 2015;Donahue et al 2009;Hodgins and Knee 2002;Vallerand et al 2008Vallerand et al , 2010. Because people who "cannot help but engage in their professional activities" (Houlfort et al 2015: 85) tend to have obsessive passion, they continue with a particular response even when they encounter signals suggesting that the response is unsuitable (i.e., they have a rigid response), which can ultimately result in negative outcomes.…”
Section: Fears Passion and Entrepreneurial Actionmentioning
confidence: 99%