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A violência relacionada às eleições representa uma grande ameaça à estabilidade democrática em democracias emergentes como a Nigéria. Vários fatores foram amplamente examinados, e menos atenção tem sido dada às disposições dos jovens para a violência eleitoral. Portanto, este estudo investigou a disposição dos jovens à violência eleitoral, bem como fatores que os predispõem a esse tipo de comportamiento no sudoeste da Nigéria. O desenho descritivo da pesquisa foi considerado adequado para avaliar as condições existentes sem manipular variáveis. Jovens de 18 a 35 anos que viviam nos estados de Oyo, Osun e Ondo foram escolhidos intencionalmente devido ao histórico de serem populações jovens, politicamente ativas e com antecedentes de violência eleitoral. Foram incluídos na amostra um total de 1.174 jovens com base em um procedimento de amostragem em múltiplas etapas. Em cada estado, duas áreas do governo local foram selecionadas aleatoriamente, seguidas pela seleção intencional de comunidades com alta concentração juvenil e atividade política. Os dados foram coletados usando a Escala de Disposição e Predisposição Juvenil à Violência Eleitoral (r=0,72). A Seção A do instrumento capturou informações demográficas, a Seção B mediu a disposição dos jovens em relação à violência eleitoral e a Seção C avaliou fatores de predisposição. Os resultados revelaram que os jovens apresentavam uma disposição geralmente baixa à violência eleitoral (x̄=2,21: Limiar: 2,5), indicando um apoio fraco à violência como ferramenta legítima de participação política. No entanto, foram observados focos de tolerância para manipulação eleitoral e incentivos financeiros. A análise mostrou ainda que os fatores de predisposição (x̄=3,20: Limiar: 3,0) influenciaram fortemente a vulnerabilidade dos jovens à mobilização violenta. Esses fatores incluíam histórico de abuso de substâncias, envolvimento anterior em atividades violentas e baixos níveis de participação eleitoral e confiança em instituições políticas. Diversas recomendações foram feitas.

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