The Psychology of Passion

Venue: Q230, 234 Queensberry St. Room 230

Presenters: Professor Robert Vallerand

What is passion? Who is passionate and for which type of activities? Is passion good or bad for people?

Following a brief historical survey of the concept, Professor Robert Vallerand will present the Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003), and address these issues. It will be seen that passion permeates our lives and matters greatly. Further, two types of passion exist, one where the passion is under our control (harmonious passion) and a second where the passion controls us (obsessive passion). He will explore research conducted in a variety of settings, revealing that harmonious passion typically leads to adaptive outcomes while obsessive passion leads to less adaptive and at times maladaptive outcomes. Finally, Professor Vallerand will also address the role of the determinants of passion, before proposing some directions for future research and applications.

Professor Robert J. Vallerand is Full Professor of Social Psychology and Director of the Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Comportement Social at the Université du Québec à Montréal where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Motivational Processes and Optimal Functioning.

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