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Silva, M., (2024). Factores psicosociales asociados al voto inválido de peruanos durante las elecciones presidenciales del 2021 [Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/27230
Silva, M., Factores psicosociales asociados al voto inválido de peruanos durante las elecciones presidenciales del 2021 []. PE: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/27230
@misc{renati/537115,
title = "Factores psicosociales asociados al voto inválido de peruanos durante las elecciones presidenciales del 2021",
author = "Silva Mercado, Mikel Ander",
publisher = "Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú",
year = "2024"
}
This study aims to show the psychosocial factors associated with invalid voting in the second round of the Peruvian 2021 election, featuring Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo. To accomplish the research objectives, both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed. In the quantitative study, differences in the dimensions of political cynicism, attitude towards democracy, and political sophistication were examined between two groups: a group of 129 individuals (M = 35.9) who voted for one of the candidates and another group of 14 individuals (M = 29.5) who invalidated their vote. In the qualitative study, short interviews were conducted with 17 individuals (M = 22.8) to explore the underlying reasons for invalid voting through five sub-questions that addressed satisfaction towards democracy, political knowledge, political interest, political cynicism, and socioemotional context. The results of both studies revealed that invalid voting was motivated by political discontent and political alienation resulting from the discomfort caused by perceived corruption levels. Although a lower satisfaction towards democracy was acknowledged in the sample of invalid voters, it is suggested that this did not imply a total rejection of the political system. This is better understood by considering that, in the sample, anti-system motivation was not a determining factor when invalidating the vote. As observed in the quantitative study, those who invalidated their vote had a higher intention to maintain the political system as it is. Furthermore, considering the qualitative study, a significant portion of participants chose not to vote for Castillo as they perceived him as a real threat to the political system, representing what they considered a radical and anti-system ideology. This study provides a particular perspective to the field of electoral studies by examining invalid voting from a social and political psychology standpoint. The findings highlight the importance of understanding these and other psychosocial factors that influence electoral behavior in order to strengthen democracy.
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