“…The coefficient of determination showed that the intensity of reading short stories had an influence of 18.6% on students' reading skills, while the remaining 81.4% was influenced by other factors that were not studied, for example: family environment, school environment, students' psychological conditions and infrastructure. In line with these findings, it is stated that factors that can influence students' difficulties in reading consist of psychological factors, socioeconomic factors, and external factors (Aulia & Mastoah, 2019;Hapsari, 2019;Agustina & Rachmania, 2023;Sudrajat, Sari, & Anggrella, 2023).…”