The Relationship between Types of Passion, Mindfulness and Hedonic well-being for Tennis Athletes

Authors: Abidi W*, Fall E, Jarraya M

Volume 5, Issue 4

Abstract

Passion has recently gained considerable attention in various fields of study. Passion is defined as “a strong inclination toward an activity that people love and in which they invest time and energy”. The present study investigates the relationship between passion and hedonic well-being as well as the mediating effect of mindfulness. One hundred and one professional tennis players (19.82 years, SD =1.94) completed a scale of passion for sport, positive and negative affects, life satisfaction and mindfulness. Results indicated that harmonious and obsessive passions were associated, respectively, positively and negatively with composite hedonic well-being. Moreover, Bootstrapping results indicated that mindfulness was proved to mediate the relationship between both types of passion and indices of well-being (positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction). The findings inform future research to promote the mindfulness-based intervention to improve many outcomes.

Keywords: Harmonious passion, Obsessive passion, Hedonic well-being, Mindfulness

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