Investigating Factors Affecting Students' Self-Actualization At University Spaces

Abstract

Self-actualization is a high level of human requirement and as an existing need, which is the tendency of an individual to grow and realize available potentials. In the present crossover study, we aimed to identify the factors affecting self-actualization of students at spaces of universities.The method which used in this research was a qualitative research method, including documentary and Delphi method in two rounds. The results showed four factors affecting students' self-actualization at university spaces: 1. 1- Understanding one’s own nature: Understanding one’s own nature and finding concealed and potential talents. 2- Individual evolution. 3-Understanding facts and truths: Understanding the facts and truths, learning science and virtue, seeking rightness, seeking justice, freedom. 4- Seeking beauty: Pay attention to the beauty which is liked by the human. Also conceptual strategies to reach these factors were extracted. In summary, we obtained the model. The model has showed the four factors affecting students' self-actualization at university spaces. Four factors affecting students' self-actualization at university spaces, it consists of four factors: Understanding one’s own nature, finding concealed and potential talents; Individual evolution; Understanding facts and truths: Understanding the facts and truths, learning science and virtue, seeking rightness, seeking justice, freedom; Seeking beauty: Pay attention to the beauty which is liked by the human. Also conceptual strategies consist of: Freedom of choice, Access to facilities and opportunities for growth, Control, Creating a context for going from outward to inward, Persuading to think and creating the context of thinking away from chaos, Comfort and psychological safety and create a context to connect with nature.