“…Although the construct of passion has been originally discussed as a stable individual difference (Vallerand et al, ), mounting evidence also indicates that harmonious and obsessive passion can be experimentally induced (see Bélanger et al, ; Lafrenière, Vallerand, & Sedikides, ; Schellenberg, Bailis, & Mosewich, ). Many psychological constructs have been shown to behave in the same way (e.g., locomotion and assessment, sensation‐seeking; see Higgins, Pierro, & Kruglanski, ; Orehek, Mauro, Kruglanski, & van der Bles, ; Schumpe, Bélanger, Moyano, & Nisa, ), thus substantiating Higgins’ propositition that the concept of personality is “one source of variability in the functioning of psychological principles that also varies across momentary situations” (, p. 612). This suggests that passion is dynamic and can be alternatively operationalized as an individual difference or as an expression of situational forces (e.g., Kruglanski & Sheveland, ; Sturaro, Denissen, van Aken, & Asendorpf, ).…”