International Journal of Social Science (IJSS) Vol. 4 Issue. 5 February 2025, pp: 605-614 ISSN: 2798-3463 (Printe. | 2798-4079 (Onlin. DOI: https://doi. org/10. 53625/ijss. THE EFFECT OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. DISCIPLINE, AND MOTIVATION ON WORSHIP BEHAVIOR IN CADETS OF THE BAROMBONG MAKASSAR SHIPPING POLYTECHNIC, SOUTH SULAWESI Muhammad Syafril Sunusi1. Amrah Kasim2. Umar Sulaiman3. Syamsuddin4 Dirasah Islamiah. Postgraduate UIN Alauddin. Makassar. Indonesia Email: muhammadsyafrilsunusi68@gmail. Article Info Article history: Received Nov 15, 2024 Revised Dec 02, 2024 Accepted Dec 18, 2024 Keywords: Character. Discipline. Motivation. Learning. Behavior. Worship ABSTRACT The type of research is a survey. The location is on the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic campus. Makassar. South Sulawesi. The population is 204 A sample of 51 people was drawn by purposive random sampling Data collection techniques: questionnaires, interviews, and Data analysis techniques: frequency tables, simple linear regression, and multiple regression. Conclusions of the study: . character development, worship discipline, worship motivation, and worship behavior in cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic South Sulawesi are categorized as moderate or need to be improved in worship activities as a Muslim, . character development, worship discipline, and worship motivation have an effect both individually and jointly on worship behavior in cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic. South Sulawesi. Character development, discipline, and motivation in worship according to the teachings of Islam help cadets to behave positively and avoid negative Cadets will realize that committing sin will bring bad consequences, both in this world and in the hereafter. This can motivate cadets to avoid behaviors that harm themselves and others. One of the efforts to improve the development of cadets' character, discipline, and motivation, the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic formed a center for the development of the character of cadets and students in the form of a daily order of permanent nature (PHST) of cadets. Implications of the study: . Factors of character development, worship discipline, and worship motivation were found to have an effect on the worship behavior of Barombong Polytechnic cadets. Therefore, it is necessary to get attention from leaders, lecturers, instructors, and coaches so that the worship behavior of cadets can be further improved, . the participation of parents and families is very necessary, especially when cadets carry out cruises so that they still pay attention to worship behavior when they are at home, and . the factors studied in this study are still limited. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to examine other factors that are different from this study. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Corresponding Author: Muhammad Syafril Sunusi Dirasah Islamiah. Postgraduate UIN Alauddin. Makassar. Indonesia Email: muhammadsyafrilsunusi68@gmail. Journal homepage: https://bajangjournal. com/index. php/IJSS International Journal of Social Science (IJSS) Vol. 4 Issue. 5 February 2025, pp: 605-614 ISSN: 2798-3463 (Printe. | 2798-4079 (Onlin. INTRODUCTION Indonesia's land and ocean area stretches along the equator and is located between the Asian continent and Australia as well as between the Pacific Ocean and the Indonesian Ocean. Therefore, sea transportation facilities are very important because to connect between one city and another, especially one island to another, a transportation system is needed to achieve this goal. Shipping or sea transportation can connect and reach each other through water, so that it has a strong potential to be developed and its role is both national and international and is able to encourage and support national development in order to improve the welfare of the community in accordance with the mandate of Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. Therefore, the shipping safety and security system is an important factor that must be considered and as a basis and benchmark for decision-making in determining the feasibility of shipping, both in terms of facilities in the form of ships and infrastructure such as navigation systems, and human resources involved in it. In addition, all sea transportation requires means of transportation that must be managed carefully and regularly so that ships are always safe while at sea. Although until now, the management, empowerment and utilization of water transportation have not been optimally managed by the state for the welfare of its people. Ship accidents have often occurred lately, resulting in a decrease in public trust in sea transportation. Sea transportation, of course, will not be separated from the use of ships as a means of transportation. The use of ships as a means of transportation has been known since the time of our ancestors. This is proven by the existence of the Pinisi Ship which is one of the famous ships around the world. So many ships pass in Indonesian waters both as an alternative transportation and as a mode of transportation to support the economic efforts of the actors. Transportation by sea is also still the prima donna of buying and selling activities between one place and another that is moved by the ocean. Although it is still the primadonna, transpotation by sea is classified as high risk because many unwanted things can happen at sea. For example, when an accident occurs at sea, various legal consequences arise, such as insurance issues, compensation, and the extent of responsibility from ship owners, ship operators, and even the state if a ship flagged by that country has an accident at sea. The seaworthiness of an accident ship will also be a legal problem in itself related to the administrative requirements that must be fulfilled by a ship related to the classification of all aspects of the ship. Consecutive accidents occurred on the ship even though the ship had been built by utilizing science and technology that was considered very advanced. The accident of a giant oil tanker, spilling millions of barrels of oil cargo into the sea, caused huge losses due to the destruction of property, damaging the maritime environment. Passenger ship accidents in recent years in various parts of the world have claimed thousands of human lives, caused by damage to ship parts or negligence on the part of the crew. One of the efforts to minimize ship accidents is to equip seafarers with expertise and skills through seafaring Therefore, seafaring education requires a more in-depth study to anticipate the increase in sea transportation and prevent marine accidents. Maritime education plays an important role in producing human resources in the shipping sector, including in Indonesia. The efforts made by the government in improving seafarers' human resources are by building universities and training centers in the shipping sector. The revitalization of maritime education in Indonesia that has been carried out for the past century is expected to be a momentum for the Ministry of Transportation to improve the quality of human resources (HR). Budi Karya Sumadi in Pratama said that: Indonesia's geographical condition which has more than 17,000 islands. Indonesia is among the largest seafarer producing countries in the world. We have a vision to make the Indonesian nation the world's maritime axis. Therefore, maritime and shipping education plays an important role in creating superior human Budi added that a number of achievements that have been achieved to date, in an effort to improve the quality of human resources in the marine transportation sector, including, namely, building 10 Shipping Vocational Universities and 2 Shipping Training Centers under the Ministry of Transportation, 18 Colleges and Academies outside the Ministry of Transportation or private, as well as 34 State and Private Shipping Vocational Schools. The next achievement is, from shipping universities in Indonesia, according to data, at the beginning of the quarter of 2021, as many as 2. 1 million more seafarers have sailed domestically and abroad. Based on this number, about 28. 5 percent or about 350,000 more, have worked for foreign shipping companies that fill positions ranging from ratings to chief engineers and captains. Ship accidents that occurred in Indonesia include: . the passenger ship Tampomas II which sank on Masalembo Island in 1982, . KM. Lestari sank in the Sulawesi sea in 1995, . KM. Octopus sank in the west of Sumatra in 1996, . Sunday, 13-2-2022, boat accident in the Kampar Riau River, 6 passengers killed, . Wednesday, 1-12-2021, fire at KM Sumantri Brodjonegoro in the waters of Cilacap. Central Java, . Tuesday, 8-3-2022, the tanker Endricko 3 ran aground in the waters of Sancang. Cibalong District. Garut Regency. West Java, and many other ship a. Journal homepage: https://bajangjournal. com/index. php/IJSS International Journal of Social Science (IJSS) Vol. 4 Issue. 5 February 2025, pp: 605-614 ISSN: 2798-3463 (Printe. | 2798-4079 (Onlin. DOI: https://doi. org/10. 53625/ijss. Generally, ship accidents that occur according to the results of the investigation are caused by negligence on the part of the crew (ABK). On this basis, government regulations were prepared that regulate everything related to education, training, and servicing carried out by official institutions. One of these institutions in Indonesia is the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic (Poltekpe. South Sulawesi Province. In an effort to achieve the vision and mission, the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic (Polytechni. has a skills training program that will get a certificate of competency (CoC) consisting of seafarer training for the formation and training to improve seafarers' skills. Formation training or often referred to as initial transportation training is education and training held to form professional cadres in the field of shipping and sea transportation business using the boarding school system or diasramakan. Meanwhile, the seafarer skill improvement training program is a training program in various paths, levels, and types to improve skills to obtain a seafarer skill certificate as a license that emphasizes that the certificate holder has the knowledge and expertise to sail. In addition, the Barombong Polytechnic also has a certificate of proficiency (CoP) program, which is a training program intended for prospective seafarers and seafarers to improve knowledge and skills in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training. Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 amended in 2010, a requirement according to international standards for seafarers in the world determined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO . ormerly known as the international governmental maritime consultative organization or IMCO), was established in 1948 through the United Nations to coordinate international maritime safety and its implementation. The existence of character development will provide limits on what is good to do and what is not good. This character development will filter a person's activities, especially if it is associated with the value of Islamic education. Likewise with the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Polytechnic, in character development through examples from instructors or lecturers. For example, in everyday life, instructors or lecturers also show good habits. Likewise, cadets at all times in boarding life are accustomed to maintaining good deeds towards lecturers or with fellow cadets. Likewise, the discipline of worship can also provide calm. The discipline of worship of Barombong Polytechnic cadets is needed to compensate for the level of stress experienced by cadets. Various strict rules in boarding life can be balanced with the discipline of cadet worship. According to the results of Hasan's research. Hasan found that the discipline of worship can provide calm when facing academic stress. The role of lecturers in improving cadet discipline, especially in terms of worship, is very necessary. It is the lecturer who guides the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Polytechnic so that the cadets can carry out their worship The lecturer who directed the cadets to pray in congregation at the mosque. Lecturers do not get tired of giving advice or motivation to always carry out worship as one of the provisions for cadets in navigating the work as In line with that, the motivation to become a professional seafarer must be instilled while still undergoing Motivation for cadets is needed in an effort to complete the seafarer education program on time with maximum results. Motivation for cadets is a change in energy in cadets which is characterized by the emergence of feelings and preceded by a response to the existence of goals. The purpose here contains the meaning of the need or desire to become a professional sailor. Motivation is the tendency to do or conscious efforts to direct, support, and move human behavior to achieve a goal of getting a job in a shipping company for the welfare of life. Zohar stated that motivation is a very large intention and soul energy that moves the potential from the center of the self to the upper surface of the ego layer, through that motive humans take action Furthermore. Hasibuan stated that motivation is the driving force that creates a person's enthusiasm for work so that they want to cooperate, work effectively and be integrated with all their efforts to achieve their goals. Various activities carried out by the Barombong Polytechnic campus in fostering worship behavior, including the provision of mosques and the implementation of religious activities such as isra' mi'raj, and so on. Likewise, with the obligation of a Muslim, namely praying 5 times, the cadets of the Barombong Polytechnic are controlled in carrying out their obligations. Although during their education, the cadets of the Barombong Polytechnic have been tried to foster their worship behavior, but there are still cadets who violate religious and campus rules. There are cadets who do not carry out worship when the control of the coach is lacking, for example not carrying out prayers, not attending religious activities, and so on. The same is true of discipline, where there are cadets who leave the campus without permission, jump fences, deliberately enter the dormitory late after a cruise, and so on. Such acts after graduating and working in shipping companies, many of them do not carry out their obligations as a Muslim. There are even alumni who behave deviant from Islamic teachings, such as drinking liquor, gambling, and committing adultery. Journal homepage: https://bajangjournal. com/index. php/IJSS International Journal of Social Science (IJSS) Vol. 4 Issue. 5 February 2025, pp: 605-614 ISSN: 2798-3463 (Printe. | 2798-4079 (Onlin. Although various efforts have been carried out by policy makers at the Barombong Polytechnic campus, there are still cadets who have not carried out their worship sincerely. Cadets participate in worship activities just by following campus rules to avoid punishment or get a good assessment from the campus. METHODS This research is a type of survey research located on the campus of the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic. Makassar. South Sulawesi The population in this study is all Muslim cadets at level II of the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic Makassar. South Sulawesi for the 2023/2024 academic year as many as 204 people. The sample in this study is some of the second-level Muslim cadets of the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic. Makassar. South Sulawesi for the 2023/2024 academic year. The sampling technique is purposive random sampling. Purposively, level II cadets at each level were taken as samples because level I cadets are still influenced by their character, discipline, motivation, and learning behavior from junior high and high school, while level i cadets are carrying out field practice activities. Therefore, the sample of this study was taken at 25 percent of the total population, so that 51 sample members were Data collection in this study was carried out using questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The instrument is tested by validity test and reliability test. Test reliability is related to the problem of the determination of test results or if the results change, the changes that occur can be said to be meaningless. The formula used to test the reliability of the research variable, namely the alpha coefficient formula. The data analysis technique used in this study is the distribution of frequency and percentage tables as well as histograms to obtain data on: . an overview of character development in the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic of South Sulawesi, . an overview of discipline in the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic of South Sulawesi, . an overview of motivation in the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic of South Sulawesi, . an overview of worship behavior in the cadets of the Polytechnic Barombong Makassar Cruise. South Sulawesi. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION Research Results The results of the study showed that after being processed descriptively, namely by using mean values, median, mode, standard deviation or standard deviation, frequency table distribution, and histogram. Character development data in cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic. South Sulawesi was obtained by developing a questionnaire. The questionnaire initially consisted of 85 questions. After the trial, there were 7 questions declared dead and 78 questions declared valid and will be asked to the respondents. The score of each item is 1 to 5. A score of 5 is given when respondents answer very often, a score of 4 is given when respondents answer frequently, a score of 3 is given when respondents answer sometimes, a score of 2 is given when respondents answer rarely, and a score of 1 is given when respondents answer never. The highest score that respondents are likely to obtain is 390 and the lowest score is 78. Based on the data collected regarding the character development variables in the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic. South Sulawesi, a score range from 80 to 389 was obtained, the details can be seen in appendix 4 of the descriptive statistical analysis of the research The results of the study showed that the level of worship discipline obtained in the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic in South Sulawesi from 51 respondents, which stated that it was very low as 3 people 88 percent, low as 5 people or 9. 80 percent, medium as many as 33 people or 64. 71 percent, high as many as 8 people or 15. 69 percent, and very high as 2 people or 3. 92 percent. This shows that the discipline of worship in the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic in South Sulawesi is categorized as medium, meaning that the discipline of cadet worship has been implemented but has not been fully successful because there are cadets who have not carried out their worship regularly. Therefore, the discipline of worship needs to be improved in its activities as a Muslim, the discipline of worship in general is in the interval class of 77 to 100 with the medium category, followed by the interval class 101 to 124 with the high category, the interval class 53 to 76 with the low category, the interval class 29 to 52 with the very low category, and finally the interval class 125 to 145 with the very high category. It was found that the picture of the discipline of worship of the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic cadets was in the medium Data on motivation to worship for cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic in South Sulawesi was obtained by developing a questionnaire. The questionnaire initially consisted of 47 questions. After the trial, there were 2 questions declared dead and 45 questions declared valid and will be asked to the respondents. The effective contribution of the character development variable to the worship behavior variable is known by reading the determination coefficient (R. = 0. The R2 value shows that the effective contribution of the character development variable to the worship behavior variable is 33. 10 percent. While 66. 90 percent is due to the influence of other factors. Therefore, it can be concluded that character development has an effect on worship behavior a. Journal homepage: https://bajangjournal. com/index. php/IJSS International Journal of Social Science (IJSS) Vol. 4 Issue. 5 February 2025, pp: 605-614 ISSN: 2798-3463 (Printe. | 2798-4079 (Onlin. DOI: https://doi. org/10. 53625/ijss. in cadets of the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic Makassar. South Sulawesi. This shows that character development can improve the worship behavior of cadets. The effective contribution of the variable of worship discipline to the variable of worship behavior is known by reading the determination coefficient (R. = 0. The R2 value shows that the effective contribution of the discipline variable to the variable of worship behavior is 32. 70 percent. While 67. 30 percent is due to the influence of other factors. Therefore, it can be concluded that the discipline of worship affects the worship behavior of the cadets of the Barombong Shipping Polytechnic of Makassar. South Sulawesi. This shows that the discipline of worship can improve the worship behavior of cadets as a Muslim. The effective contribution of the worship motivation variable to the worship behavior variable is known by reading the determination coefficient (R. = 0. The R2 value shows that the effective contribution of the worship motivation variable to the worship behavior variable is 29. 20 percent. While 70. 80 percent is due to the influence of other factors. Therefore, it can be concluded that the motivation to worship has an effect on the worship behavior of the cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic. South Sulawesi. The discovery illustrates that every activity that a person does, including cadet worship activities, should be driven by motivation. Therefore, it can be concluded that character development, worship discipline, and worship motivation together affect worship behavior in cadets of the Barombong Makassar Shipping Polytechnic. South Sulawesi. The findings are in accordance with the description of the research results where character development, worship discipline, and worship motivation are in the medium category, causing worship behavior to also be in the medium category. Discussion