Self-Esteem among Counselling Students in High Education in Sultanate of Oman

In current study, researcher tries to identify the self-esteem among Psychology students in A’Sharqiyah University (ASU) in Sultanate of Oman. This study was conducted to around (n=93) undergraduate Bachelor of Counselling students from College of Art and Humanities in ASU. The researcher used selfesteem scale among psychology students so that fits and suits the local environment in the Sultanate of Oman which is prepared by Rosenberg (1979) and it was modified by the researcher in order to suit the peculiarity of the local community. The research assume that there are several factors can effects the level of self-esteem with high education students; such as gender, age, grade and finally social status. Results of the current study showed that self-esteem and for both male and female students in high education in College of Art and Humanities in ASU in Oman affected by age factor. Where the results showed that the student at the university level increases his/her self-esteem as he/she progresses in age. This study found there is no significant differences in level of self-esteem between male and females, where both male and female students was characterized by clear rise in self-esteem. Also, this study found that level of self-esteem is adversely affected due to the transition from adolescences stage to adulthood stage. Where the student in adolescence is an estimate of itself is weaker than it is at the university level (American Psychological Association, 2002). The results of the current study found the academic year variable is not statistically significant. Finally, the results of current study have significant effects for parent, educationalists and students where the considerate on self-esteem might develop their understanding, knowledge and scientific prospect about everything that goes on around them and also they can understand themselves and the society around them