Estrategias de afrontamiento y autoeficacia en mujeres con sobrepeso y obesidad en tratamiento nutricional

Overweight and obesity include multifactorial causes and their control and/or nutritional treatment may be related to coping strategies and self-efficacy. Objective: In this sense, the aim of this study was investigate a relationship between coping strategies and self-efficacy among women who are in nutritional care in an interdisciplinary school service. Method: The study has a cross-sectional descriptive and quantitative character, involving 24 overweight or obese adult women, who answered the Socio-demographic and Clinical Data Questionnaire, Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL - Bellace, 2005; Clark et al., 1991) and the Ways of Coping Checklist (Seidl, Trocolli, & Zannon, 2001). Results: Descriptive analyzes indicated higher  means  in  problem-focused  coping,  higher  self-efficacy in relation to positive activities and less self-efficacy in resisting food in the face of negative emotions.The use of problem-focused strategies was positively associated with all variables of self-efficacy (WEL), the emotion-focused coping was negatively related to self-efficacy in face to negative emotions, physical discomfort and social pressure. Discussion and Conclusion: The data highlight the importance of promoting coping strategies that improve self-efficacy perception, in order to promote greater adherence to treatment and maintenance of gains.