More than Shared Love : Does Sharing a Passionate Activity with a Romantic Partner Strengthen the Relationship?
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Rapaport, Maylys, Carbonneau, Noemie, St-Louis, Ariane, Rochette, Samuel and Vallerand, Robert J.. (2018). More than Shared Love : Does Sharing a Passionate Activity with a Romantic Partner Strengthen the Relationship? International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. 2(1-3), pp. 61-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-018-0012-8
Authors | Rapaport, Maylys, Carbonneau, Noemie, St-Louis, Ariane, Rochette, Samuel and Vallerand, Robert J. |
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Abstract | The Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 756–767, 2003) suggests the existence of two types of passion: harmonious (HP) and obsessive (OP). Previous research in positive psychology has shown that passion can be oriented toward activities, as well as romantic partners, and that both are important for people’s well-being and relationships. The purpose of the present research was to integrate these two areas of passion by examining how one’s type of passion for a joint activity and for a romantic partner influences the experience of positive and negative emotions during the joint activity, and its impact on the strengthening of the relationship. Results from a path analysis (N = 205) revealed that HP for the joint activity and for the romantic partner both positively predicted the experience of positive emotions during the joint activity that, in turn, positively predicted the strengthening of the relationship. Conversely, OP for the joint activity and for the romantic partner both positively predicted the experience of negative emotions during the joint activity that, in turn, negatively predicted the strengthening of the relationship. These findings suggest that these two domains of passion make an important and unique contribution to romantic relationships. |
Keywords | Dualistic model of passion; Romantic passion; Harmonious passion ; Obsessive passion; Joint activity ; Relationship strengthening |
Year | 01 Jan 2018 |
Journal | International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology |
Journal citation | 2 (1-3), pp. 61-78 |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
ISSN | 2364-5040 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-018-0012-8 |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41042-018-0012-8 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 61-78 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Jul 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 23 Jun 2018 |
Deposited | 15 Nov 2024 |
Supplemental file | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Additional information | © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 |
Place of publication | Switzerland |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/910z2/more-than-shared-love-does-sharing-a-passionate-activity-with-a-romantic-partner-strengthen-the-relationship
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