Career indecision and career indecisiveness are the two mostly cited phrases concerning the decision-making in campus. The author will address the question of “what is the efficacy of Cognitive Information Process (CIP; Peterson, Sampson, Reardon, & Lenz, 1996 ; Peterson, Sampson Jr., Lenz, & Reardon, 2002 ; Sampson Jr., Reardon, Peterson, & Lenz, 2004 ) approach on the treatment of college students who are experiencing career indecision and career indecisiveness” by conducting a literature review of the latest research findings.
KeywordsCIPCareer Thoughts InventoryCTICognitive Information ProcessCollege CounselingCareer IndecisionCareer Indecisiveness
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