A Study on Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Analyze Factors that Impact the Model of VitalA Vitality Effects in University Educational Environments with a Focus on Promoting Students’ ity Self-ActualizationSelf-Actualization

Zolfaghari, Farzaneh; Kameli, Mohsen; Kalantari, Mitra

doi:10.22034/ijumes.2025.2077266.1343

A Study on Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Analyze Factors that Impact the Model of VitalA Vitality Effects in University Educational Environments with a Focus on Promoting Students’ ity Self-ActualizationSelf-Actualization

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Farzaneh Zolfaghari ¹

Mohsen Kameli ²

Mitra Kalantari ³

¹ Department of Architecture, Taf.C. , Islamic Azad University, Tafresh , Iran

² Department of Architecture, Sav.C., Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran

³ Department of Architecture, Taf.C., Islamic Azad University, Tafresh, Iran

10.22034/ijumes.2025.2077266.1343

Abstract

Improving the quality of education and developing individual and collective talents requires university educational environments that serve as platforms for students' scientific and social growth. Despite the importance of this issue, accurate recognition of the factors affecting vitality and the complex interactions between them in the university environment still requires systematic and scientific research. Given this necessity, this study examines and analyzes the factors affecting the model of the effects of vitality in university educational environments, and the main goal of the study is to identify key factors affecting the increase in vitality and examine their role in promoting students' self-actualization. In this regard, the study, emphasizing the interaction between the dimensions of vitality and the educational environment, tries to provide a framework for the effective management of these factors. The research method is analytical and the purpose is applied. The method of collecting information is documentary and library. First, using the fuzzy cognitive mapping method, modeling of research components was carried out, and also in order to increase the accuracy of the analysis, the conceptual framework of the DPSIR model was combined with PLS-SEM model. The findings indicate positive bidirectional relationships between environmental and spatial components, negative bidirectional relationships with activity components, and negative unidirectional relationships with self-actualization. The results indicate that managing and strengthening social components, due to their greatest impact and influence over other factors, is vital for promoting students' self-actualization and improving vitality in educational environments.

Graphical Abstract

A Study on Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Analyze Factors that Impact the Model of VitalA Vitality Effects in University Educational Environments with a Focus on Promoting Students’ ity Self-ActualizationSelf-Actualization

Highlights

The study investigates factors shaping vitality in university educational environments and their role in promoting students’ self-actualization.
It emphasizes the interaction between vitality dimensions and the educational environment to propose a framework for effective factor management.
The research combines fuzzy cognitive mapping with a DPSIR-PLS-SEM hybrid approach to model research components and improve analytical accuracy.
Findings show positive bidirectional relationships among environmental and spatial components, negative bidirectional relationships with activity components, and negative unidirectional relationships with self-actualization.
The results underscore that strengthening social components-having the greatest overall impact-is vital for boosting vitality and advancing students’ self-actualization.

Keywords

DPSIR model

fuzzy cognitive mapping

learning environments

PLS-SEM

self-actualization

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