Özet:

The main theme of this study, which is envisioned as a field study, consists of self-actualization and self-esteem. Within this scope, analyzing the relationship between self-actualization and self-esteem, the relationship between both behaviors and patterns of these phenomena as well as the sub-dimensions of these phenomena are the objective of this study. The research sample consists of 135 students, 76 girls and 56 males between 18-26 years who continue their education in a foundation vocational school in Istanbul in 2016-2017 academic year. Students were selected on a voluntary basis and some surveys were conducted. For analysis of the data, ANOVA and T test, Pearson regression methods were used. As a result, no significant relationship between self-actualization and self-esteem was found in the research.  A high significant difference in the level of Self-Actualization was found in students with middle-income families and girls. A high difference was found in the level of "Time Competence", "Inner Directed Support", "Capacity for Intimate Contact", "Feeling Reactivity", "Spontaneity", "Self Actualizing Value", "Acceptance of Aggression" in girl students than male students. As a result, no significant relationship between self-actualization and self-esteem was found in the research. Significantly difference was found "self respect" level in first year students than second year students. A high levels were found "Inner Directed Support", "Spontaneity", "self respect", "Capacity for Intimate Contact", "Self Actualizing Value" , "Existentiality" in the middle-income families than low-income and high-income families.