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Psicogente
Print version ISSN 0124-0137
Abstract
DA SILVA, Cecília Tonial; BERNARDES, Jade Wagner; BELLE, Andressa Henke and MARIN, Angela Helena. Coping strategies and self-efficacy in women with overweight in nutritional treatment. Psicogente [online]. 2020, vol.23, n.43, pp.185-201. Epub Dec 29, 2019. ISSN 0124-0137. https://doi.org/10.17081/psico.23.43.3573.
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, Trócolli, & 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.
Keywords : coping strategies; self-efficacy; obesity; women.