The study of social and cultural factors affecting political participation among youth in Mazandaran province

The present study was conducted with the aim of sociological explanation of political participation among the youth of Mazandaran province and the factors affecting it. The theoretical framework and theoretical model were presented using theorists theory such as Lipsett, Weber, Perry, and so on. This research was conducted through a survey method. Face and structural validity was used and reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The statistical population of the study consists of young people aged 18 to 29 years old in Mazandaran province whose number is 65240 according to the census statistics. Using Cochran's formula, 380 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. To analyze the data, two methods of descriptive and inferential statistics were used and analyzed using spss software.Findings indicate that independent variables of political effectiveness, political socialization and religious and religious beliefs have a significant relationship with the dependent variable of political participation. These three variables account for 62.2% of the total change in political participation, and the role of the function of the authorities is greater than the other two variables. Regarding the beta values, the variable of religious and religious beliefs has the highest and the most variable political effectiveness has the least impact on political participation.