Adaptation and validation of the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL) in a Chilean sample
Mariela Gatica-Saavedra,
Gabriela Nazar,
Patricia Rubí
et al.
Abstract:Self-efficacy is a cognitive-emotional factor that is consistently associated with behavioral change and, in particular, with changes in health behavior. Eating self-efficacy, understood as adopting and maintaining behaviors such as controlling one’s weight and trusting in one’s ability to control one’s eating behavior, has been proposed for managing obesity. This study aimed to validate the Chilean version of the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL) in a sample of adults from the general population. … Show more
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