Carron, Albert V

Martin, Luc J.

Paradis, Kyle

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of harmonious and obsessive passion toperceptions of task and social cohesion in team sport athletes. Participants were 370 competitive (N=252)and recreational (N=118) athletes ranging from 18- to 28-years-old (Mage=20.20, SD=1.52) from a widevariety of team sports. Participants completed the Passion Scale (Vallerand et al., 2003) and the GroupEnvironment Questionnaire (Carron et al., 1985). A MANOVA revealed that competitive athletes were morepassionate and had higher perceptions of cohesion than did recreational athletes. Multiple regression analysesrevealed a positive relationship between both harmonious and obsessive passion and both task (ATG-T,GI-T) and social (ATG-S, GI-S) cohesion. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed pertainingto the importance of harmonious and obsessive passion in athletes and perceptions of cohesion in competitiveand recreational sport

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Examining the relationship between passion and perceptions of cohesion in athletes

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