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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53114#.VLXKncnQrzE Author(s)    Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour 1,2* , Shaher H. Hamaideh 3 , Saleh N. Azzeghaiby 4 , Salah I. Hanouneh 4 , Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah 5   Affiliation(s) 1 Al Farabi College, Riyadh, KSA . 2 Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan . 3 shaher29@hu.edu.jo . 4 Al-Farabi College for Dentistry and Nursing, Al-Farabi College, Riyadh, KSA . 5 College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA . ABSTRACT Motivation has been a concept of interest for behavioral and cognitive scientists for its significant contribution to human behaviors and conducts. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between intrinsic motivation to academic accomplishment (IMTA) and psychosocial wellbeing among university students in Jordan. Methods: cross sectional correctional design utilized to collect data from 218 university...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49036#.VDYbflfHRK0 Author(s)      Danielle M. Andrews , Lawrence R. Burns , Jacqueline K. Dueling Affiliation(s) Department of Psychology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, USA . Department of Psychology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, USA . Department of Psychology, Roosevelt University, Chicago, USA . ABSTRACT Using a prospective design we examined the nomological network of positive and negative perfectionism by considering relations with optimism, pessimism, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and variables of health and psychological well-being. Positive perfectionism was found to have a large amount of variance in common with ...