Thomas L. D. Boivin

🇨🇦⚜️- uOttawa - Experimental psychology student (Ph.D.) - Interested in excellencism versus perfectionism, harmonious and obsessive passion, psychometrics.

[Ottawa Senators @Senators]

TRADE ALERT: The #Sens have acquired the ninth overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the 25th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, a 2027 second round pick, and a 2029 conditional first-round pick from the @FlaPanthers in exchange for Brady Tkachuk.

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

This breaks my heart… I loved him as our captain. Best of luck to him in Florida.

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

THE TKACHUK BROS ARE JOINING FORCES IN FLORIDA 😱

The Senators are trading Brady Tkachuk to the Panthers, sources confirmed to Sportsnet.

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

I believe scenario-based research could test how employees would feel if they found themselves with an employer who has a business/transactional view of passion versus one that subscribes to a moral/self-actualizing view.

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

Great paper by @jonj! A must read for work passion researchers! https://t.co/lf65GHM9Al

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

A long time coming 🇨🇦

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

82 years ago, 14,000 Canadians landed on Juno Beach, many of whom would never come home.

On the anniversary of D-Day, we pause to honour those who served and sacrificed. We remember that our rights, our freedoms, and our way of life were fought for and were won by those who answered the call.

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

@dede732 Merci maman!

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

Very happy to have presented my tutorial on Dynamic Fit Indices at SQRP 2026 with my colleague Charles! I received the SQRP-TQMP prize for this project! Thanks to our mentor Pier-Olivier for coming to support us!

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

Found myself in a funny situation yesterday. The conference photograph pretty much forced me to take pictures beside a poster that is not mine! Very interesting photograph, but even more interesting poster!

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

You can access the tutorial using this link: https://t.co/nLEXWQqGhe

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

So happy that this tutorial is finally out! What started as a graduate stats course final paper is now published in The Quantitative Methods for Psychology! Most importantly, all praise to @dmcneish18 and @MelissaGWolf for developing the DFI approach. https://t.co/nLEXWQqGhe

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

Super cool study on passionate pursuits! It gives me some ideas for my Ph.D. thesis! https://t.co/4a5vqd5m2E

[Andrew Lawton @AndrewLawton]

On Vimy Ridge Day, we remember the courage and sacrifice of the Canadians who stood together on April 9, 1917.

Their bravery helped shape and unite our country.

Lest we forget.

[CP24 @CP24]

#BREAKING: Oldest known living Canadian and Second World War veteran, dies at 110
https://t.co/xN0s54ZhzE

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

Other highly interesting and integrative review by Lee and Herrmann (2021) on the same subject. However, I disagree that you can’t have a mixed passion combining high levels of both harmonious and obsessive passion.
https://t.co/ZgjU4wrJnG

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

Great piece there by Pollack et al. (2020) that integrates streams of research that should be reconciled. https://t.co/4W4CTJhZPy

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

CARTER YAKEMCHUK HAS HIS FIRST NHL GOAL! 🚨

His family's reaction is everything 🥹

[Thomas L. D. Boivin @_BoivinT]

New paper by colleagues and I. Excellencism predicts mastery goals and less performance avoidance goals. Perfectionism predicts less mastery goals and more performance-avoidance goals. https://t.co/IpAVHHChZS

[Patrick Gaudreau @GaudreauUOttawa]

On the danger of perfectionism in training a swing in golf or pitching/hitting mechanics in baseball. More likely to break under pressure. Less likely to be adaptable during games. Variability across pitches or swings can be a sign of adaptability r/t than a flaw to correct.

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

The Senators' penalty for the invalidated Evgenii Dadonov trade has been modified by the NHL.

Ottawa will now have the 32nd pick in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft rather than forfeiting their first-round pick.

In addition, the team cannot trade the pick and will pay a $1M fine.