Assistant Professor
179V Extended Education
204-474-9090
ben.schellenberg@umanitoba.ca
The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. More
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Assistant Professor
179V Extended Education
204-474-9090
ben.schellenberg@umanitoba.ca
Dr. Schellenberg’s research focuses on people’s favourite activities. Specifically, he is interested in understanding how people can engage in their favourite activities in a way that produces the most benefits (e.g., high levels of performance and well-being), while avoiding potential costs (e.g., conflict, burnout). He has focused most extensively on the construct of passion, and has examined how people’s experiences are affected by the extent to which their passion is harmonious and obsessive. Other topics that he is studying include savouring, self-compassion, coping, and perfectionism. He conducts research with various populations, including athletes, sports fans, exercisers, students, and gamblers.
Gaudreau, P., Schellenberg, B. J. I., Gareau, A., Kljajic, K., & Manoni-Millar, S. (in press). 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.
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