PENGARUH KELOMPOK RUJUKAN DAN KEPRIBADIAN OTORITARIAN TERHADAP PERILAKU MEMILIH PADA PEMILIH PEMULA

Background of this research is the increasing of number people did not vote in each election in Indonesia,recorded in 2004 the number of people did not vote increased to 23% from the previous election period and in the year of 2009 increased again to 39%. The constanst escalation is a threat to the democratic process in this country, voters are more apathetic and do not care about the fate of their nation any more. That's what voters are considered to have an important role as the next generation to continue and strengthen democratic process of this nation. This study is focused on the factors that influence voting behavior of Indonesian citizens aged 17 � 22 years old. More specifically, research and analysis will be performed to measure how authoritarian personality effects voting behavior for young voters and to measure how parents, peers, and teacher as references group for young votereffect their voting behavior. As much as 238 participants were involved in the study. The data will be analyzed by quantitative method with using path analysis. The result of this research showed that authoritarian personality influence voting behavior for young voters. About 36% (β = 0,36