Studying Environmental Psychology Features in Designing Student Dormitories

Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods

M. Aliabadi ¹ , A. Behzadbehbahani ² , H. Poornaderi ³

1 - استادیار دانشکده معماری و شهرسازی دانشگاه شیراز
2 - دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد مهندسی معماری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان
3 - مربی دانشکده معماری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان

Received: 2015-12-15 Accepted : 2015-12-15 Published : 2010-12-22

Keywords: Dormitory, Environmental Psychology, Crowding, Private Space,

Abstract :

The aim of this research was to explore several environmental psychology features among dormitory students and their relationships with sexuality, academic levels and types of dormitories. Method: The sample consists of students in different majors and academic levels living in eight different fraternities and sororities of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The instrument for gathering data was a questioner which consisted questions about their satisfaction of their present dormitories. Results: The results reveal that there is a meaningful relationship between environmental psychology features and sexuality, academic levels and types of dormitories. In summary as a conclusion, sexuality, academic levels and types of dormitories are the three main elements that must necessarily be considered in designing dormitories. These elements would be effective on a number of students’ psychological characteristics such as crowding, personal space, control and territorial behavior. Conclusion: The study also recommends ideas for further improvement of designing dormitories