Passion for life

On Passion for Life Activities: The Dualistic Model of Passion*

The purpose of this chapter is to review research that focuses on a new conceptualization on passion for activities, the Dualistic Model of Passion (DMP) [Vallerand, R. J., Blanchard, C. M., Mageau, G. A., Koestner, R., Ratelle, C. F., Léonard, M., et al. (2003). Les passions de l’âme: On obsessive and harmonious passion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 756–767.]. Passion is d...

The relationship between passion to physical activity and life satisfaction in male students: The Dualistic Model of Passion (DMP)

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between passion to physical activity and life satisfaction in male students. 383 male students were chosen through cluster sampling among various schools in Tabriz and completed passion scale (Vallerand, et al. 2003), and multidimensional life satisfaction scale for students (MSLSS, 2001). T-test and Pearson correlation test was used...

Following his passion is 'life-changing' - rural award winner.

L’Amour des Moules – A Documentary about Passion, Struggle and Life

A Passion for Parasites

To know Dickson Despommier is to know his love of parasites. Despommier’s academic text on parasitic diseases (co-edited by Robert Gwadz, Peter Hotez, and Charles Knirsch) is now in its 5th edition. In 2010, the long-time professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health tackled something new in “The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century.” Now he’s returned to hi...