Beyond the Engine: Personal Habits and Work Performance of Engine Seafarers Onboard

Abstract

Beyond the Engine: Personal Habits and Work Performance of Engine Seafarers Onboard

Abstract

Paguntalan, Denmark Z. “Beyond the Engine: Personal Habits and Work Performance of Engine Seafarers Onboard” Unpublished Dissertation, Iloilo Merchant Marine School, Iloilo City, February 2025.

This descriptive-correlational study aimed to determine the relationship between personal habits and work performance of engine seafarers onboard. The independent variables are their personal habits, such as sleeping habits, eating habits, stress management, and physical activity. On the other hand, their work performance is the dependent variable. This was participated by randomly selected 100 seafarers from Iloilo City. The researcher-made questionnaire was validated by the research experts, and constructed Google forms were distributed through Facebook Messenger. After which, researchers electronically gathered the data during the data collection process. The statistical tools used for the descriptive statistics were frequency count, mean, standard deviation, and ranking, while the Pearson correlation coefficient was utilized for the inferential statistics. The researchers found that the level of personal habits of engine seafarers onboard when taken as a whole was average (M=3.39, SD=.483) but when grouped according to sleeping habits is high (M=3.55, SD=.600), eating habits is high (M=3.59, SD=.667), stress management is average (M=3.12, SD=.657), and physical activity is average (M=3.32, SD=.568). Moreover, the level of work performance of engine seafarers onboard when taken as a whole is high (M=3.68, SD=.492). Lastly, there is a correlation between the personal habits and work performance of engine seafarers onboard, denoting significant relationship (r (100)=.827, p=0.000). Thus, engine seafarers onboard can adapt biologically and physically to their working conditions. They are committed to their work, even though they experience psychological disturbance and socio-cultural disparity. Their personal habits and work performance are indivisible, attitudinal and behavioral manifestations of being responsible sea workers.