Briki Walid
Sport Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar UniversityDoha, Qatar.
Front Psychol. 2017 May 29;8:841. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00841. eCollection 2017.
Research has found that passion and trait self-control represented key determinants of wellbeing. Yet, no study to date has attempted to investigate the mediating influences of trait self-control and passion for accounting for the relationships between passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing (dependent variable). Using different frameworks, such as the dualistic model of passion and the neo-socioanalytic theory, the present study proposed two mediation models, considering either trait self-control (model 1) or passion (model 2) as the mediating variable. Five hundred nine volunteers from the United States (326 females and 183 males; = 31.74, = 11.05, from 18 to 70 years old), who reported being passionate about a specific activity (e.g., fishing, swimming, blogging; = 5.94, = 0.89), answered questionnaires assessing harmonious and obsessive passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing (measured through hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing scales). Preliminary analyses revealed that both models were significant ( absolute GoF = 0.366, relative GoF = 0.971, outer model GoF = 0.997, inner model GoF = 0.973, = 18.300%, < 0.001; absolute GoF = 0.298; relative GoF = 0.980; outer model GoF = 0.997; inner model GoF = 0.982; = 12.111%, < 0.001). Correlational analyses revealed positive relationships between harmonious passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing, and no relationships of obsessive passion with trait self-control and wellbeing. Mediation analyses revealed that trait self-control significantly mediated the relationship between harmonious passion and wellbeing (i.e., partial mediation, VAF = 33.136%). Harmonious passion appeared to significantly mediate the positive effect of trait self-control on wellbeing; however, the size of the mediating effect indicated that (almost) no mediation would take place (i.e., VAF = 11.144%). The present study is the first to examine the relationships between passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing, and supports the view that trait self-control and harmonious passion represent not only adaptive and powerful constructs, but also key determinants of wellbeing. Implications for the study of passion, trait self-control and wellbeing are discussed.
研究发现，激情和特质自控力是幸福的关键决定因素。然而，迄今为止，尚无研究试图探究特质自控力和激情在解释激情、特质自控力与幸福（因变量）之间关系时的中介作用。本研究运用不同的理论框架，如激情二元模型和新社会分析理论，提出了两个中介模型，分别将特质自控力（模型1）或激情（模型2）作为中介变量。来自美国的509名志愿者（326名女性和183名男性；平均年龄 = 31.74岁，标准差 = 11.05岁，年龄在18至70岁之间），他们表示对某项特定活动充满热情（例如钓鱼、游泳、写博客；平均热情得分 = 5.94，标准差 = 0.89），回答了评估和谐激情与强迫性激情、特质自控力以及幸福（通过享乐幸福量表和心理幸福感量表进行测量）的问卷。初步分析表明，两个模型均具有显著性（模型1：绝对拟合优度 = 0.366，相对拟合优度 = 0.971，外部模型拟合优度 = 0.997，内部模型拟合优度 = 0.973，卡方值 = 18.300%，p < 0.001；模型2：绝对拟合优度 = 0.298；相对拟合优度 = 0.980；外部模型拟合优度 = 0.997；内部模型拟合优度 = 0.982；卡方值 = 12.111%，p < 0.001）。相关性分析揭示了和谐激情与特质自控力以及幸福之间呈正相关，而强迫性激情与特质自控力和幸福之间不存在相关性。中介分析表明，特质自控力显著中介了和谐激情与幸福之间的关系（即部分中介，变异解释率VAF = 33.136%）。和谐激情似乎显著中介了特质自控力对幸福的积极影响；然而，中介效应的大小表明（几乎）不存在中介作用（即VAF = 11.144%）。本研究首次考察了激情、特质自控力与幸福之间的关系，并支持了这样一种观点，即特质自控力和和谐激情不仅是适应性强且有力的概念，也是幸福的关键决定因素。文中还讨论了本研究对激情、特质自控力和幸福研究的启示。
