Investigating Factors Affecting Students' Self-Actualization at University Spaces

Introduction: 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. Aims: In the present crossover study, we aimed to identify the factors affecting self-actualization of students at spaces of universities. Methods: The method which used in this research was a qualitative research method, including documentary and Delphi method in two rounds. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.