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Passion and Psychological Well-Being

Evidence reveals that harmonious passion may positively contribute to psychological adjustment through its impact on situational positive affect. Obsessive passion, on the other hand, does not contribute to psychological adjustment and may even detract from it through rigid persistence in ill-advised activities such as gambling.

References:

• Vallerand, R.J. (2012). The role of passion in sustainable psychological well-being. Psychological Well-Being: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2, 1-21.
• Philippe, F., Vallerand, R.J., Lavigne, G. (2009). Passion does make a difference in people’s lives: A look at well-being in passionate and non-passionate individuals. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 1, 3-22.
• Rousseau, F.L., & Vallerand, R.J. (2008). An examination of the relationship between passion and subjective well-being in older adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 66, 195-211.