Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 2015, 4, 1-8 Published Online January 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojmp http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojmp.2015.41001 How to cite this paper: Hamdan-Mansour, A.M., Hamaideh, S.H., Azzeghaiby, S.N., Hanouneh, S.I. and Aboshaiqah, A.E. (2015) Psychosocial Correlates of Motivation for Academic Accomplishment among University Students. Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 4, 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojmp.2015.41001 Psychosocial Correlates of Motivation for Academic Accomplishment among University Students Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour 1,2 , Shaher H. Hamaideh 3 , Saleh N. Azzeghaiby 4 , Salah I. Hanouneh 4 , Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah 5 1 Al Farabi College, Riyadh, KSA 2 Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan 3 Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarka, Jordan 4 Al-Farabi College for Dentistry and Nursing, Al-Farabi College, Riyadh, KSA 5 College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA Email: aymanjabay@gmail.com , shaher29@hu.edu.jo , talal5656@yahoo.com , shanouneh@yahoo.com , aaboshaiqah@ksu.edu.sa Received 11 November 2014; revised 8 December 2014; accepted 3 January 2015 Copyright © 2015 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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 re- lationship between intrinsic motivation to academic accomplishment (IMTA) and psychosocial wellbeing among university students in Jordan. Methods: cross sectional correctional design uti- lized to collect data from 218 university students in regards to motivation to academic accom- plishment, social support, life satisfaction, optimism, and depressive symptoms. The results showed that university students in Jordan had low moderate level of IMAT, and that IMAT had positive association with perceived social support from family (r = 0.17, p < 0.05), life satisfaction (r = 0.14, p < 0.05), and optimism (r = 0.19, p < 0.001). None of the psychosocial factors were found to be significant predictor of IMATA, while age group and working status were significant ones (p < 0.05). Moreover, there was significant difference in IMTA in regards to age groups showing that 1 st and 2 nd year’s students had higher IMTA than their counterparts in higher academic levels. Im- plication for mental health counselors at the students’ health services and centers were discus- sed. Keywords Motivation to Academic Accomplishment, Social Support, Life Satisfaction, Optimism, Depressive