Ben Schellenberg, PhD

• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Social and Personality Psychology
• Health Psychology

• Postdoctoral Fellowship (Psychology), University of Ottawa (2018)
• PhD (Psychology), University of Manitoba (2015)
• M.A. (Kinesiology), University of British Columbia (2011)
• B.A. (Hons.) (Psychology), University of Winnipeg (2008)

• Physical Activity, Health and Wellness (KPER 1200)
• Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (KPER 2540)
• Social Psychology of Leisure (REC 3180)

Schellenberg, B. J. I., Verner-Filion, J., Gaudreau, P., & Chichekian, T. (in press). The quadripartite approach to passion in sport: A prospective and cross-domain analysis with intercollegiate student-athletes. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. Preprint is publicly available at https://psyarxiv.com/drv4j/

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

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

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., & d 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

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., & 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

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