Robert J. Vallerand received the William James Award from APA for his 2015 book The Psychology of Passion.
Sources
- The power and perils of passion (apa.org)
- https://www.lrcs.uqam.ca/en/team/robert-j-vallerand/ (lrcs.uqam.ca)
- https://apadiv1.org/awards-grants/apply/pkpasvh205rojlc5lwwnl/ (apadiv1.org)
- https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-psychology-of-passion-9780199777600 (global.oup.com)
- https://vallerand.socialpsychology.org/ (vallerand.socialpsychology.org)
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