%0 Journal Article
%T Characteristics of Passion and the Period of Human Development – A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Mudło-Głagolska, Karolina
%J Developmental Psychology
%V 2019
%R 10.4467/20843879PR.19.023.11729
%N Volume 24 Issue 4
%P 71-82
%K Dualistic Model of Passion, positive psychology, developmental psychology
%@ 1895-6297
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/psychologia-rozwojowa/article/charakterystyka-pasji-a-okres-rozwoju-czlowieka-badania-poprzeczne
%X 
	Having a passion is becoming an increasingly popular phenomenon. The aim of the study was to describe passion in subsequent human development periods and to examine whether age, sex, and education were significant factors in the process. Furthermore, it was assessed if passion results for passionate and obsessive enthusiasts (1412 people took part in the study) were differentiated by these variables. To assess harmonious passion and obsessive passion, the Passion Scale was used along with passion criteria. The development phase, gender, and education differentiated only the obsessive passion results. For the harmonious and obsessive passionate, these variables did not differentiate the result of the main dimension of passion. Gender and education differentiated the nature of passion. The most popular passions of both harmonious and obsessive nature were those associated with free time. The content and intensity of passion can be a marker of adaptation to the development tasks currently encountered by people of a given age, sex, or education. Depending on its nature, passion can be both a catalyst and an obstacle in overcoming subsequent developmental conflicts.