Publications

2025 & In Press

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Geddes, A., Strachan, S., & Bailis, D. (in press). When self-compassion lacks ferocity: Anger and responding to false accusations. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.13004 (open access).

• Gaudreau, P., Boileau, L., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (in press). More questions about excellencism, perfectionism, and attitudes toward cheating in professional baseball: A look at potential mediators and doping attitudes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2024-0114

• Wortley, K., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (in press). Self-compassion and willingness to adhere to return-to-play protocol following sport-related concussions. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2023-0396. Preprint is publicly available at https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/3jm2b

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Gaudreau, P., & Rose, L. (2025). Practically perfect in every way: Perfectionism and evaluations of perfect performances in sport. Personality and Individual Differences, 234, 112954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112954 (open access)

• Crocker, P. R. E., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Sedgwick, W. A., Gotwals, J., & Rhodes, R. E. (2025). Personality in sport and exercise. In P. R. E. Crocker, C. Sabiston, & M. McDonough (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: A Canadian perspective (5th ed., pp. 23-43). Pearson.

2024

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., & Gaudreau, P. (2024). How do sport fans feel? A new look at passion among sport fans using a quadripartite approach. Motivation and Emotion, 48, 684-699. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-024-10087-w. Preprint is publicly available at https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/y34nu 

• Gaudreau, P., Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Quesnel, M. (2024). From theory to research: Interpretational guidelines, statistical guidance, and a shiny app for the model of excellencism and perfectionism. European Journal of Personality, 38(5), 839-860. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070231221478 (open access) 

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Lötscher, J. (2024). Passion and engagement in sport: A look at athletes and coaches using a quadripartite approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 75, 102703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102703 (open access)

• Gaudreau, P., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2024). The impact of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for perfectionism: A reinterpretation through the lens of the model of excellencism and perfectionism. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52 (3), 288-300. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000516 

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., Gaudreau, P., & Lötscher, J. (2024). Losing passion: A test of the seasonal attenuation of passion (SAP) hypothesis across three longitudinal studies with athletes and sport fans. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 13(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000339. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/k49hv 

• Vallerand, R. J., Chichekian, T., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2024). The role of passion in education. In P. A. Schutz & K. R. Muis (Eds.), Handbook of educational psychology (4th ed., pp. 245-268). APA. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429433726-14

2023

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., Gaudreau, P., & Chichekian, T. (2023). The quadripartite approach to passion in sport: A prospective and cross-domain analysis with intercollegiate student-athletes. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 22(5), 1110-1127. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2023.2197910. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/drv4j/

• Brodeur, J. F., Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Tamminen, K. A. (2023). When hockey parents are motivationally imbalanced: Passion, need satisfaction, and verbal aggression toward officials. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 69, 102506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102506. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/c35kj 

• Bailis, D. S., Single, A. N., Brais, N. J. J. R., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2023). Going for broke: Self-compassion, risky decision-making, and problem gambling by undergraduates. Self & Identity, 22(3), 379-407. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2022.2104363 

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Gaudreau, P. (2023). Does it matter if sport fans "root for the home team"? A test of the team identification-social psychological health model. Journal of Sport Management, 37, 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2022-0029 Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/hcfvr 

2022 

• Lyimo, K., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2022). Passionate apologies: Understanding apologizing behaviour using the dualistic model of passion. Cogent Psychology, 9(1), 2141171. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2141171 (open access)

• Gillet, N., Vallerand, R. J., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Bonnaventure, J. A., Becker, M., Brault, S., Lorho, F., & Sandrin, E. (2022). On the role of harmonious and obsessive passion in work and family outcomes: A test of the quadripartite approach. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03442-y 

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Semenchuk, B., Bailis, D. S., Strachan, S., & Quach, A. (2022). Good times, bad times: A closer look at the relationship between savoring and self-compassion. Personality and Individual Differences, 111807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111807.  Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/wv7u2 

• Gaudreau, P., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2022). Attitudes of sport fans toward the electronic sign stealing scandal in major league baseball: Differing associations with perfectionism and excellencism. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 44, 220-229. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2021-0136 

• Gaudreau, P., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Gareau, A., Kljajic, K., & Manoni-Millar, S. (2022). Because excellencism can be more than good enough: On the need to distinguish the pursuit of excellence and perfection. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122, 1117-1145. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000411

• Kljajic, K., Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Gaudreau, P. (2022). Why do students procrastinate more in some courses than in others and what happens next? Expanding the multilevel perspective on procrastination. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 786249. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.786249

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Gaudreau, P., & Bailis, D. S. (2022). Lay theories of obsessive passion and performance: It all depends on the bottom line. Personality and Individual Differences, 190, 111529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111528. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/3c6zm

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., & Gaudreau, P. (2022). Savoring sport: Connections with athlete passion and burnout. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology , 16, 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2021-0031. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/6pj2n

2021

• Gaudreau, P., Boileau, L., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2021). Peur de l'échec à l'école et dans les sports: Apport du modèle de l'excellencisme et du perfectionnisme [Fear of failure in sport and school: Contribution of the model of excellencism and perfectionism]. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 42, 173-194.

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., & Gaudreau, P., Mbabaali, S. (2021). The two dimensions of passion for sport: A new look using a quadripartite approach. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43, 459-476. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2021-0048. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/u42yr

• Bailis, D. S., Brais, N. J. J. R., Single, A. N., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2021). Self-compassion buffers impaired decision-making by potential problem gamblers in a casino setting. Journal of Gambling Studies, 37, 269-282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-020-09993-8

• Holding, A., Verner-Filion, J., Lalande, D., Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Vallerand, R. J. (2021). The roles of need satisfaction and passion in behavioral addiction: The case of video gaming and gambling. Motivation Science, 7, 345-355. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000241

• Kullman, S. M, Semenchuk, B. N., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Ceccarelli, L., & Strachan, S. M. (2021). Adjusting identities when times change: The role of self-compassion. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43, 410-418. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0342

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2021). More questions about multiple passions: Who has them, how many do people have, and the relationship between polyamorous passion and well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 3299-3320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00369-2. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/j2eq5

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Gaudreau, P. (2021). An inch away from being mentally tough: Performance bias in ratings of mental toughness. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 10, 59-70. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000210. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/rphj9.

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Mosewich, A. D., Bailis, D. S., Gaudreau, P., & Verner-Filion, J. (2021). When self-compassion loses its luster: Ratings of self-compassionate and self-critical responding among passionate students. The Journal of Experimental Education, 89, 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2019.1693946 Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/vk7n3

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Sabiston, C. M., Vallerand, R. J., & Gaudreau, P. (2021). Passion among breast cancer survivors: A 12-month prospective study. Journal of Health Psychology, 26, 1109-1114. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319860890

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Verner-Filion, J. (2021). Fuelled by passion: Obsessive passion amplifies positive and negative feelings throughout a hockey playoff series. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43, 353-356. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0259. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/2njc4

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., Quach, A., & Bailis, D. S. (2021). Basketball jones: Fan passion, motives, and reactions to the suspension of the National Basketball Association season due to COVID-19. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 54, 101885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101885. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/32msf

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., & Vallerand, R. J. (2021). The role of passion in the experience of emotions in sport. In M. Ruiz & C. Robazza (Eds.), Feelings in sport: Theory, research, and practical implications for performance and well-being (pp. 37-46). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003052012

2020

• Gaudreau, P., Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Gareau, A. (2020). Multilevel designs and modeling in sport and exercise psychology: Riding the current wave and looking beyond at the horizon. In G. Tenenbaum & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Handbook of sport psychology (4th ed., pp. 1074-1096). Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119568124.ch52

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Gaudreau, P. (2020). Savoring and dampening with passion: How passionate people respond when good things happen. Journal of Happiness Studies, 21, 921-941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-019-00114-w. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/dwazk

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., & Gaudreau, P. (2020). We are the champions, but how do we respond? Savoring and dampening in response to championship victories among passionate sports fans. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 42, 261-264.  https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2019-0271. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/3rx84

• Verner-Filion, J., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Holding, A. S., & Koestner, R. (2020). Passion and grit in the pursuit of long-term personal goals in college students. Learning and Individual Differences, 83-84, 101939. https://doi.org/ghht2w

2019

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2019). Passionately motivated reasoning: Biased processing of passion-threatening messages. Journal of Personality, 87, 518-531. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12412. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/d2yne 

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., Gaudreau, P., Bailis, D. S., Lafrenière, M. -A. K., & Vallerand, R. J. (2019). Testing the dualistic model of passion using a novel quadripartite approach: A look at physical and psychological well-being. Journal of Personality, 87, 163-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12378. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/8ery5

• Tamminen, K. A., Page-Gould, E., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Palmateer, T., Thai, S., Sabiston, C. M., & Crocker, P. R. E. (2019). A longitudinal examination of interpersonal emotion regulation, social support, and team performance among varsity athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 45, 101566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101566

2018

• Verner-Filion, J., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Rapaport, M., Bélanger, J. J., & Vallerand, R. J. (2018). “The thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat”: Passion and emotional reactions to success and failure among recreational golfers. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 40, 280-283. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2017-0316

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2018). When decisions are clouded by passion: A look at casino patrons. Motivation Science, 4, 274-279. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000086

2017

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2017). Lay theories of passion in the academic domain. Educational Psychology, 37, 1029-1043. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2017.1322178

• Strachan, S., Marcotte, M. M., Giller, T. M., Brunet, J., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2017). An online intervention to increase physical activity: Self-regulatory possible selves and the moderating role of self-efficacy. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 31, 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.05.001

2016

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Bailis, D. S., & Mosewich, A. D. (2016). You have passion, but do you have self-compassion? Harmonious passion, obsessive passion, and responses to passion-related failure. Personality and Individual Differences, 99, 278-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.003

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2016). The two roads of passionate goal pursuit: links with appraisal, coping, and academic achievement. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 29, 287-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1036047. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/8baxp

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., McGrath, D. S., & Dechant, K. (2016). The Gambling Motives Questionnaire Financial: Factor structure, measurement invariance, and relationships with gambling behaviour. International Gambling Studies, 16, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2015.1088559

2015

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2015). Can passion be polyamorous? The impact of having multiple passions on subjective well-being and momentary emotions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 1365-1381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9564-x

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Bailis, D. S. (2015). Predicting longitudinal trajectories of academic passion in first-year university students.  Learning and Individual Differences, 40, 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.04.008

2014

• Gunnell, K. E., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Wilson, P. M., Crocker, P. R. E., Mack, D. E., & Zumbo, B. D. (2014). A review of validity evidence presented in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2002-2012): Misconceptions and recommendation for validation research. In B. D. Zumbo & K. H. Chan (Eds.), Validity and validation in social, behavioral, and health sciences (pp. 137-156). Springer Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07794-9_8

• Gunnell, K. E., Wilson, P. M., Zumbo, B. D., Crocker, P. R. E., Mack, D. E., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2014). Validity theory and validity evidence for scores derived from the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire. In B. D. Zumbo & K. H. Chan (Eds.). Validity and validation in social, behavioral, and health sciences (pp. 175-191). Springer Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07794-9_10

• Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2014). When the going gets tough, do the passionate get going? Mind Pad, 4, 13-16.

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Gunnell, K. E., Mosewich, A. D., & Bailis, D. S. (2014).  Measurement invariance of the Passion Scale across three samples: An ESEM approach. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 18, 242-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2014.942453

2013

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Bailis, D. S., & Crocker, P. R. E. (2013).  Passionate hockey fans: Appraisals of, coping with, and attention paid to the 2012-2013 National Hockey League lockout. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 842-846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.06.004

• Schellenberg, B. J. I., Gaudreau, P., & Crocker, P. R. E. (2013).  Passion and coping: Relationships with changes in burnout and goal attainment in collegiate volleyball players. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 35, 270-280. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.35.3.270