Research Article

Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension

Volume: 16 Number: 3 December 27, 2025
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Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The reading comprehension skill, which is accepted as the basis of academic skills, has been the subject of many studies due to its importance, and various studies have been conducted on which factors affect this skill and to what extent. Contemporary teaching approaches have increased the importance of affective factors such as attitude, anxiety and self-efficacy. At the same time, the rapid change in learning needs has brought metacognitive skills to the forefront. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the attitude, anxiety, self-efficacy and metacognition factors, which are accepted to affect reading comprehension skills, and to examine the level to which these factors predict reading comprehension skills through a model. The sample group of the study consists of 386 middle school students at the 7th grade level. In obtaining the data, the attitude towards reading, anxiety, self-efficacy, metacognition scales and the reading comprehension achievement test, whose validity and reliability have been previously proven, were used. Correlation analysis and structural equation model were used in the analysis of the data. According to the findings obtained as a result of the study, it was seen that there was a positive relationship between the variables of attitude, self-efficacy and metacognition, while a negative relationship was seen between these variables and anxiety. While it was observed that reading comprehension skill had a positive relationship with attitude and self-efficacy and a negative relationship with anxiety, no significant relationship was found between reading comprehension skill and metacognition. In the structural equation model created, it was concluded that anxiety and metacognition predicted reading comprehension skill negatively, self-efficacy predicted positively, and attitude did not.

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Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee for Research and Publication in Social Sciences and Humanities of Dokuz Eylul University with the decision dated 17.12.2020 and numbered 21. Participants were informed and their consent was obtained. Voluntary participation was ensured throughout the process, and the principles of confidentiality and anonymity were strictly observed.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 27, 2025

Publication Date

December 27, 2025

Submission Date

May 23, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 22, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Demircan, U., & Aydın, İ. S. (2025). Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 16(3), 4516-4550. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1704031
AMA
1.Demircan U, Aydın İS. Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension. WAJES. 2025;16(3):4516-4550. doi:10.51460/baebd.1704031
Chicago
Demircan, Uğur, and İbrahim Seçkin Aydın. 2025. “Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 16 (3): 4516-50. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1704031.
EndNote
Demircan U, Aydın İS (December 1, 2025) Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 16 3 4516–4550.
IEEE
[1]U. Demircan and İ. S. Aydın, “Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension”, WAJES, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 4516–4550, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.51460/baebd.1704031.
ISNAD
Demircan, Uğur - Aydın, İbrahim Seçkin. “Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 16/3 (December 1, 2025): 4516-4550. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1704031.
JAMA
1.Demircan U, Aydın İS. Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension. WAJES. 2025;16:4516–4550.
MLA
Demircan, Uğur, and İbrahim Seçkin Aydın. “Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 4516-50, doi:10.51460/baebd.1704031.
Vancouver
1.Uğur Demircan, İbrahim Seçkin Aydın. Correlation of Reading Attitude, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Metacognition Factors and Their Predictive Power on Reading Comprehension. WAJES. 2025 Dec. 1;16(3):4516-50. doi:10.51460/baebd.1704031