Cultura política en un escenario electoral de polarización en Argentina
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Revista de Psicologia
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Este artículo aborda la cultura política de ciudadanos/as de Córdoba en un escenario de polarización. El objetivo principal es conocer las características de la ciudadanía en función variables del ámbito psico-político y sus diferencias en función de la preferencia electoral. Se examinaron dos grupos de ciudadanos: aquellos que votaron por el actual presidente argentino, Mauricio Macri y quienes lo hicieron por su opositor, Daniel Scioli. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 455 cordobeses/ as entre 18 y 70 años (M=37,3). Se midieron variables vinculadas a la confianza política (confianza en actores políticos; percepción de corrupción, cinismo político y justicia); percepción del contexto sociopolítico (clima socioemocional, percepción de anomia) variables ideológicas (RWA, SDO, creencia en un mundo justo, tolerancia política, autoposicionamiento ideológico), valores psicosociales, aspectos cognitivos (interés, conocimiento y eficacia política), capital social (confianza social y participación) y actitudes hacia la democracia. Los resultados dieron cuenta de diferencias significativas entre estos grupos: los votantes de Macri manifestaron ideologías más conservadoras, mayor cinismo, desconfianza y actitudes más negativas hacia actores tradicionales de la política; mientras que valoraron positivamente el contexto social y el gobierno actual.
This paper assesses the political culture of citizens from Córdoba in a political polarization scenario. The main objective isto explore its characteristics in terms of a set of psycho-political variables and their differences depending on the electoral option. Two groups of citizens were examined: those who voted for the current Argentinian president, Mauricio Macri, and those who voted for his opponent, Daniel Scioli. The sample consisted of 455 citizens from Córdoba, between 18 and 70 years old (M = 37.3). We measured variables related to political trust (trust in political actors, corruption perception, political cynicism and justice), perception of the socio-political context (socio-emotional climate, anomie perception) ideological variables (RWA, SDO, belief in ajustworld, political tolerance, ideological selfpositioning), psycho-social values, cognitive aspects (political interest, knowledge and efficacy), social capital (social trust and participation) and attitudes towards democracy. The results showed significant differences between these groups. Macri's voters showed more conservative ideologies, greater cynicism, distrust and more negative attitudes towards politics' traditional actors; while they positively valued the social context and the current government.
This paper assesses the political culture of citizens from Córdoba in a political polarization scenario. The main objective isto explore its characteristics in terms of a set of psycho-political variables and their differences depending on the electoral option. Two groups of citizens were examined: those who voted for the current Argentinian president, Mauricio Macri, and those who voted for his opponent, Daniel Scioli. The sample consisted of 455 citizens from Córdoba, between 18 and 70 years old (M = 37.3). We measured variables related to political trust (trust in political actors, corruption perception, political cynicism and justice), perception of the socio-political context (socio-emotional climate, anomie perception) ideological variables (RWA, SDO, belief in ajustworld, political tolerance, ideological selfpositioning), psycho-social values, cognitive aspects (political interest, knowledge and efficacy), social capital (social trust and participation) and attitudes towards democracy. The results showed significant differences between these groups. Macri's voters showed more conservative ideologies, greater cynicism, distrust and more negative attitudes towards politics' traditional actors; while they positively valued the social context and the current government.
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