Social-Psychological Determinants of Electoral Voting Behavior

This article reviews the current models of the voter behavior and proves the need in creating a new overarching conceptual framework, finding the integral social-psychological factor of the voter decision making. The public opinion is regarded as such a factor. The article presents the findings of t...

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Main Author: K A Ivanenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2013-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/7808
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Summary:This article reviews the current models of the voter behavior and proves the need in creating a new overarching conceptual framework, finding the integral social-psychological factor of the voter decision making. The public opinion is regarded as such a factor. The article presents the findings of the latest psychological research, devoted to the analysis of the connection between the different components of public opinion and electoral behavior.
ISSN:2313-1683
2313-1705