The Islamic boarding school (pesantren) system requires students (santri) to adhere to strict rules and intensive academic activities, where learning discipline is a crucial indicator of educational success but remains insufficiently studied among female students. This quantitative study with a cross-sectional correlational design aimed to analyze the relationship between learning motivation and learning discipline among female santri at Pondok Pesantren An-Nawawi Berjan. A total sampling approach yielded 84 female santri as research participants. Data were collected using validated questionnaire instruments alongside attendance records, then analyzed using descriptive statistics and the non-parametric Chi-Square (χ^2) inferential test at a significance level of α=0.05. The results showed that the majority of respondents possessed high learning motivation (69.0%) and exhibited high learning discipline (78.6%). The hypothesis test yielded a statistical value of χ^2=8.912 (df=1) with a significance value of p=0.003 (p<0.05), proving that the hypothesis is accepted and there is a positive and significant relationship between learning motivation and learning discipline among female santri. This study contributes theoretically to enriching the literature on Islamic educational psychology regarding student self-regulation and has practical implications for pesantren administrators to strengthen intrinsic motivation as a key strategy in fostering a sustainable culture of learning discipline.
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