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C. Barr Taylor

Researcher at Stanford University

Publications -  328
Citations -  25110

C. Barr Taylor is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eating disorders & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 87, co-authored 309 publications receiving 23180 citations. Previous affiliations of C. Barr Taylor include University of Melbourne & Palo Alto University.

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Body-image and eating disturbances predict onset of depression among female adolescents: a longitudinal study

TL;DR: Elevated body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, and bulimic symptoms at study entry predicted onset of subsequent depression among initially nondepressed youth in bivariate analyses controlling for initial depressive symptoms.
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Peer, parent, and media influences on the development of weight concerns and frequent dieting among preadolescent and adolescent girls and boys.

TL;DR: The results suggest that parents and the media influence the development of weight concerns and weight control practices among preadolescents and adolescents, however, there are gender differences in the relative importance of these influences.
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Pursuit of thinness and onset of eating disorder symptoms in a community sample of adolescent girls: A three‐year prospective analysis

TL;DR: This paper examines level of weight preoccupation and other variables prospectively associated with age of onset of eating disorder symptoms over a 3-year interval in a community sample of young adolescent girls to establish a rational basis for the choice of a prevention intervention target.
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Evaluation of an internet support group for women with primary breast cancer.

TL;DR: Preliminary evidence suggests that women benefit from their participation in web‐based support groups, and women who participate in breast cancer support groups have reported significant reduction in their psychologic distress and pain and improvement in the quality of their lives.