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Table 3 Pearson correlations between HP and OP and the Passion criteria

From: On the Validation of the Passion Scale in Chinese

Passion criteria

HP

OP

Time spent on the activity

0.32**

0.35**

Liking the activity

0.62**

0.38**

Valuing the activity

0.44**

0.13*

Passion (the activity is a…)

0.57**

0.55**

Identity (the activity is part of my…)

0.48**

0.25**

  1. HP harmonious passion, OP obsessive passion.
  2. p < .05; ** p < .01, two tailed.