Socioeconomic Status, Social Support, and Quality of Life Among Black Adults.

Objectives: Socioeconomic status has a pervasive influence on one's health and quality of life. Social support is known as a factor that can minimize the risk of maladaptive health outcomes while promoting greater quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect relationships between perceived socioeconomic status, social support, physical quality of life, and psychological quality of life among Black adults.

Assessing organizational readiness for the Clean Cuts and Sharp Minds Collective: a barbershop health promotion network.

Background: Black men have among the lowest life expectancy in the United States. Alarmingly, these men are underrepresented in health promotion efforts. There are well-documented barriers to recruiting and retaining Black men in health promotion efforts, such as exclusionary research practices - many researchers may be hesitant to reach Black men in culturally unique spaces, such as barbershops.