Page No 28-33
Jeevan F. D’Souza, C. Kelly Adams and Brian Fuss
DeVry University, New York, United States
According to Maslow, self-actualization is a vital, evolutionary process through which
an individual aims to realize true potential after satisfying basic needs. Self-actualized
individuals tend to be fulfilled with their lives and spend significant amounts of time
with altruistic activities. Self-actualization measurement inventories have traditionally
measured self-actualization values and beliefs. This article outlines the development
of an inventory for measurement of self-actualization activity to determine whether selfactualizing values materialize into self-actualized actions. A pilot study was conducted
and the results indicate that while an individual may claim to hold self-actualizing beliefs
and feelings, internal principles do not necessarily manifest self-actualizing behavior
in everyday life.