In 2003, Robert J. Vallerand and colleagues published an article presenting a definition and theory of passion along with empirical support for the theory.
Sources
- The power and perils of passion (apa.org)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14561128/?dopt=Abstract (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Les-passions-de-l'ame:-on-obsessive-and-harmonious-Vallerand-Blanchard/037b7b4b43a2153d6556be551fa913854f749837 (semanticscholar.org)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/9049555_Les_Passions_de_l'Ame_On_Obsessive_and_Harmonious_Passion (researchgate.net)
- https://scispace.com/pdf/les-passions-de-l-ame-on-obsessive-and-harmonious-passion-3h0ubhs5nb.pdf (scispace.com)
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