SELF-EFFICACY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN MEXICAN CHILDREN WITH OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT

This is an exploratory, descriptive, research, designed as a field test before and after intervention in non-coupled groups, to work with overweight and obese children and their families (intervention group); versus working without the individual's family members, to assess the degree of self-efficacy for the physical activity Program. There were significative differences of self efficacy changes among two groups before and after intervention. Some difficulties related to methodology and instruments were found and practical difficulties were reported such a previous studies with similar interventions studies. Conclusions: Promoting physical requires considering to include in the future another intraindividual characteristics of the children and families such as self-steem, body image and social support environmental.