

Nature vs. Nurture is always a bit of column A and a bit of column B.
But you haven’t provided enough information.
What’s the government like other than being authoritarian? It’s possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government. Does it successfully provide food, shelter, and entertainment for the people? Imperial Rome was authoritarian but life for a Roman citizen was probably better than life for some of the ‘barbarians’ at the gates.
How does the government react to challenges to its authority? Fair and proportionally or brutally?
How do those around me, as I grow up, react to the government. Is it mostly fear and anger or contentment and acceptance?
You need to do stuff with people. A lot of friendship is based on shared experience. Just meeting someone isn’t enough, you need to do something with them. So, hobbies, classes, volunteer groups, etc.