Citation

Marsh HW, Vallerand RJ, Lafrenière MA, Parker P, Morin AJ, Carbonneau N, Jowett S, Bureau JS, Fernet C, Guay F, Salah Abduljabbar A, Paquet Y. Psychol. Assess. 2013; 25(3): 796-809.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0032573

PMID

23647035

Abstract

The Passion Scale, based on the dualistic model of passion, measures 2 distinct types of passion: Harmonious and obsessive passions are predictive of adaptive and less adaptive outcomes, respectively. In a substantive-methodological synergy, we evaluate the construct validity (factor structure, reliability, convergent and discriminant validity) of Passion Scale responses (N = 3,571). The exploratory structural equation model fit to the data was substantially better than the confirmatory factor analysis solution, and resulted in better differentiated (less correlated) factors. Results from a 13-model taxonomy of measurement invariance supported complete invariance (factor loadings, factor correlations, item uniquenesses, item intercepts, and latent means) over language (French vs. English; the instrument was originally devised in French, then translated into English) and gender. Strong measurement partial invariance over 5 passion activity groups (leisure, sport, social, work, education) indicates that the same set of items is appropriate for assessing passion across a wide variety of activities-a previously untested, implicit assumption that greatly enhances practical utility. Support was found for the convergent and discriminant validity of the harmonious and obsessive passion scales, based on a set of validity correlates: life satisfaction, rumination, conflict, time investment, activity liking and valuation, and perceiving the activity as a passion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).

Language: en