New Study Investigates Negative Effects of Being Obsessively Passionate About Your Job
New research has explained why being obsessively passionate about one’s job may have maladaptive and negative outcomes for a person. University of Manitoba professor Benjamin Schellenberg, the lead author of the study, stated that obsessively passionate individuals reported lower levels of psychological well-being and also experienced more stress, anxiety and negative emotions.
The researchers’ objective was to find out why obsessive passion was common in the workplace, despite these negative consequences. For their study, the researchers carried out a series of studies that evaluated lay beliefs about passion from a number of perspectives. Every participant in each study was instructed to imagine themselves in different scenarios in the workplace, which included working for a new supervisor and applying for a promotion. They found that in all cases, individuals argued…
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