Sari, Yuniar Septiana (2026) An Analysis of Students’ Reading Anxiety At The Seventh Grade of SMPN 1 Kota Gajah. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Jurai Siwo Lampung.

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Abstract

This study aims to identify the factors that influence students' reading anxiety and how students cope with this anxiety when reading English texts. Reading anxiety is one of the obstacles that can affect students' understanding of texts. Therefore, this study focuses on describing in depth the experiences of students when facing reading activities in class, including their feelings, difficulties, and responses that arise during the learning process.

This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The research subjects are students who experience anxiety when reading English texts. Data collection was conducted through questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. Questionnaires were used to determine the level and factors that influence students' reading anxiety. Interviews were conducted to obtain more in-depth information about the causes of anxiety and the strategies used by students to overcome it. Documentation was used as supporting data to strengthen the research results. The data obtained was then analyzed descriptively through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.

The results of the study show that the factors that influence students' reading anxiety include a lack of confidence, dependence on their first language, nervousness when reading texts, and difficulty in understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. This anxiety has an impact on

Keywords: Anxiety Factors, Reading Anxiety, Reading Comprehensi0n

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