Etanic : Journal Of English Language Teaching And Applied Linguistics
Vol 3 No 2 (2025): August

The Relationship Between Reading Anxiety, Vocabulary Mastery, and Reading Comprehension Among Senior High School Students

Nasution, Sahara Ani (Unknown)
Harahap, Tinur Rahmawati (Unknown)
Mahrani (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jun 2025

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between reading anxiety, vocabulary mastery, and reading comprehension among eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Padangbolak Julu. Using a quantitative correlational design, data were collected through a reading comprehension test, a vocabulary mastery test, and a reading anxiety questionnaire. The results revealed a significant negative correlation between reading anxiety and reading comprehension, and a significant positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension. Moreover, a multiple regression analysis showed that reading anxiety and vocabulary mastery together significantly predicted reading comprehension, accounting for 26.8% of the variance. These findings suggest that both psychological and linguistic factors play essential roles in students’ reading performance. The study recommends that educators reduce students’ anxiety and enhance vocabulary instruction to improve reading outcomes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JournalETANIC

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Etanic: Journal Of English Language Teaching And Applied Linguistics is an Open Journal System (OJS) with a peer review process method published by the Yayasan Kajian Riset dan Pengembangan Radisi. Etanic: Journal Of English Language Teaching And Applied Linguistics is dedicated to Academics, ...