Vote-selling as unethical behavior: Effects of voter’s inhibitory self-control, decision toward vote-buying money, and candidate’s quality in Indonesia election

This study examines two stages of vote-selling among voters: to accept or refuse money, and then vote for the vote-buyer competitor. Using unethical behavior money-as-temptation as a framework, we predict that amount money will influence decision accept, but effect be lower voters with higher inhibitory self-control (ISC). We also accepting choice, when competitor has levels integrity leadership. Overall, on offered moderate relations between choice. A population-based survey experiment 1,220 participants Indonesian was conducted test these predictions. Participants were randomly assigned one 12 groups using 4 (money offered: IDR50,000 vs. 100,000 150,000 none) × 3 (candidate's personal quality: high leadership equal) between-group design. They made hypothetical decisions: buyer The results showed signicantly tempted by larger moderated ISC. However, there no significant interaction candidates’ quality in influencing Results from mediation analysis significantly mediate Theoretical implications understanding practice vote-buying are discussed.