Survey the Status of Self- Actualization and the Related Factors among Students of Golestan University of Medical Sciences in 2015

Self - actualization is desire to get better of what one is and what it would be based on his /her own capability. Since self -Actualization is one of mental health components this research aimed to study the Status of Self-Actualization and demographic Factors among Students of Golestan University of Medical Sciences
This descriptive-analytical research has been done on 316 students of faculties of Nursing and Midwifery, medical, paramedical and health of Golestan University of Medical Sciences through non-probability sampling in 2015. Data was collected by self-actualization beliefs questionnaire and was analyzed Using descriptive and analytical statistics (frequency and percentage) , (Kruskal-Wallis and chi-square) respectively through SPSS software.
Findings: the average age of students was (20.91 ± 1.794) and 78.1 % of the students were female, also , Ethnicity of 57.5% students were fars. Students self-actualization beliefs show 14.2% of ideas as excellent, 5.59 % as great idea , 21.8 % and 4.4 % as adjusted and barriers beliefs respectively. There was a significant correlation between student's self-actualization and sex (p=0.007) also self- actualization and field of study(P=0.042) as well as place of living (P=0.064)
The status of self–actualization of most students were at good and excellent level but self–actualization was higher in medical and girl students that live in dormitories .