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La violencia relacionada con las elecciones representa una gran amenaza para la estabilidad democrática en democracias emergentes como Nigeria. Aunque varios factores han sido ampliamente estudiados, se ha prestado menor atención a las disposiciones juveniles hacia la violencia electoral. Por ello, este estudio investigó la disposición de los jóvenes a participar en violencia relacionada con las elecciones, así como los factores que los predisponen a este comportamiento en el suroeste de Nigeria. Se utilizó un diseño de investigación de encuesta descriptiva para evaluar condiciones existentes sin manipular variables. Se seleccionaron intencionalmente jóvenes de 18 a 35 años residentes en los estados de Oyo, Osun y Ondo, debido a su historial de alta actividad política juvenil y antecedentes de violencia electoral. Un total de 1174 jóvenes participaron mediante un procedimiento de muestreo multietápico. Los datos se recopilaron utilizando la Escala de Disposición y Predisposición Juvenil hacia la Violencia Electoral (r=0.72). Los resultados mostraron que los jóvenes presentaban una baja disposición general hacia la violencia electoral (x̄=2.21; umbral: 2.5), lo que indica un débil respaldo a la violencia como herramienta legítima de participación política. Sin embargo, se observaron ciertos niveles de tolerancia hacia la manipulación electoral y la inducción monetaria. Además, los factores predisponentes (x̄=3.20; umbral: 3.0) influyeron significativamente en la vulnerabilidad juvenil a la movilización violenta. Entre ellos se encontraron el consumo previo de sustancias, la participación anterior en actos violentos y bajos niveles de confianza y participación electoral. Finalmente, se formularon varias recomendaciones. 

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