Professional Commitment Levels of Officer Class Y Generation Seafarers

Abstract

The employees’ level of commitment to their profession has been decreaseed due to the challenging conditions in seafarers’ profession. Many factors exist affecting professional commitment. The most important factors are age, hometown, and personality characteristics. Regarding the literature, Generation Y employees lack such emotions as commitment, a sense of belonging, and team spirit. Therefore, this research focuses on seafarers who recently started the profession of seafarers as a member of Generation Y. The relationship between personality characteristics and professional commitment was measured through several variables. The professional commitment scale developed in the health sector was applied to seafarers from Generation Y who are employed in the maritime sector after reliability and validity studies were performed. The relationship between personality characteristics and professional commitment was measured through several variables. As a result of the research, it has been suggested that Generation Y has highly committed to the profession.