THE INFLUENCE OF WRITING ANXIETY TOWARD WRITING SELF-EEFICACY ON GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 3 BAUBAU

Problem statement of this research was whether there was any significant influence of students' writing anxiety on the writing self-efficacy at SMP Negeri 3 Baubau. Objective of the research was to find out significant influence of writing anxiety toward writing self-efficacy at SMP Negeri 3 Baubau. Data collection in this research used a questionnaire as the instrument, the level of writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy of students. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, prerequiset analysis, and inferential statistical analysis. Based on the the research of the study, it was concluded that the significance value was 0.001. Since the obtained value lee than 0.05, so (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha ) is accepted. This means that there is a significant influence of writing anxiety toward writing self-efficacy on grade eight at SMP Negeri 3 Baubau