Passion and psychological adjustment: A test of the person-environment fit hypothesis

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-229

  Amiot, Catherine E ^a,c   Vallerand, Robert J ^b   Blanchard, Céline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Passion; Person environment fit; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 31644434776     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205280250     Document Type: Article

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