Abstract
Research has found that passion and trait self-control represented key determinants of wellbeing. Yet, no study to date has attempted to investigate the mediating influences of trait self-control and passion for accounting for the relationships between passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing (dependent variable). Using different frameworks, such as the dualistic model of passion and the neo-socioanalytic theory, the present study proposed two mediation models, considering either trait self-control (model 1) or passion (model 2) as the mediating variable. Five hundred nine volunteers from the United States (326 females and 183 males; Mage = 31.74, SDage = 11.05, from 18 to 70 years old), who reported being passionate about a specific activity (e.g., fishing, swimming, blogging; Mpassion = 5.94, SDpassion = 0.89), answered questionnaires assessing harmonious and obsessive passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing (measured through hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing scales). Preliminary analyses revealed that both models were significant (model 1: absolute GoF = 0.366, relative GoF = 0.971, outer model GoF = 0.997, inner model GoF = 0.973, R2 = 18.300%, p < 0.001; model 2: absolute GoF = 0.298; relative GoF = 0.980; outer model GoF = 0.997; inner model GoF = 0.982; R2 = 12.111%, p < 0.001). Correlational analyses revealed positive relationships between harmonious passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing, and no relationships of obsessive passion with trait self-control and wellbeing. Mediation analyses revealed that trait self-control significantly mediated the relationship between harmonious passion and wellbeing (i.e., partial mediation, VAF = 33.136%). Harmonious passion appeared to significantly mediate the positive effect of trait self-control on wellbeing; however, the size of the mediating effect indicated that (almost) no mediation would take place (i.e., VAF = 11.144%). The present study is the first to examine the relationships between passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing, and supports the view that trait self-control and harmonious passion represent not only adaptive and powerful constructs, but also key determinants of wellbeing. Implications for the study of passion, trait self-control and wellbeing are discussed.
Highlights
Positive psychology is “...the scientific study of what makes life worth living” (Peterson and Park, 2014, p. 2)
The analyses revealed that both models were significant
The analyses revealed that (a) harmonious passion positively predicted trait self-control (β = 0.225, p < 0.001) and wellbeing (β = 0.250, p < 0.001), (b) trait self-control positively predicted wellbeing (β = 0.448, p < 0.001), and (c) obsessive passion did not predict trait self-control (β = −0.074, p > 0.05) and wellbeing (β = 0.014, p > 0.05; see Table 4 and Figure 1A)
Summary
Positive psychology is “...the scientific study of what makes life worth living” (Peterson and Park, 2014, p. 2). Positive psychology is “...the scientific study of what makes life worth living” The questions raised by that field of study are about happiness and wellbeing. Hedonic wellbeing emphasizes the pursuit of pleasurable experiences, whereas eudaimonic wellbeing emphasizes the pursuit of a meaningful life (Peterson and Park, 2014; Vallerand, 2015). Wellbeing has elicited the interest of politicians, economists, philosophers, and psychologists around the world since studies revealed that happiness predicted performance, moral behavior, health, and longevity (e.g., Diener, 2000; De Neve et al, 2013; Diener et al, 2015). Besides the fact that wellbeing represents a significant interest to a worldwide audience, examining its predictive factors is of great importance
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