Authors
Sarah-Geneviève Trépanier, Claude Fernet, Stéphanie Austin, Jacques Forest, Robert J Vallerand
Publication date
2014/6
Journal
Motivation and Emotion
Volume
38
Pages
353-366
Publisher
Springer US
Description
This study examined the role of passion for work in the health impairment and motivational processes proposed by the job demands-resources model. Based on the dualistic model of passion, we proposed that harmonious and obsessive passion intervene simultaneously in the relationship between (1) job demands and burnout/engagement, and (2) job resources and burnout/engagement. This model was tested in two occupational samples: nurses (n = 1,179) and teachers (n = 745). Results from structural equation modeling support the proposed model in both samples. That is, both types of passion partially mediated the relationship between job demands and burnout, while harmonious passion partially mediated the relationship between job demands and engagement. Moreover, harmonious passion partially mediated the relationship between job resources and burnout/work engagement. Implications …
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