Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cognition and utilization of support resources on career choice anxiety and career indecision. In Study One, a questionnaire was administered to 186 undergraduate students in order to develop scales that measure both cognition and utilization of support resources. Analyses showed the scales were composed of eight subscales and had reasonable validity and reliability. In Study Two, a questionnaire was administered to 198 undergraduate students to test two hypotheses: (1) cognition of support resources induces career anxiety prophylactically and (2) utilization of support resources as a coping strategy for anxiety buffers the harmful effect of anxiety on career decision. Covariance structure analysis showed that the former hypothesis was supported and the latter hypothesis was partially supported. In situations evoking anxiety, utilization of support resources was both facilitated and inhibited.
