sal goal. But reality is such that the vast majority of people at any age can never reach this level of fulfilment, and their lives will inevitably remain dull and sterile in many ways. We seem to be pouring far more effort into whipping up aspirations than into satisfying them, and the danger presented by this situation to mental health is obvious. But even if we are very much aware of adolesc...

The Relationship between Parenting Styles, Psychological Hardiness, and Students’ Resilience Z. Mirzamohammadi, M.A. F. Mohsenzadeh, Ph.D. M. Arefi, Ph.D. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles (dominant, possessive and ignoring child rearing attitudes), psychological hardiness, and students’ resilience. The resear...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal pain in older adults is common. It is hypothesised that coping strategies may be predictive of pain intensity and pain-related disability at six months after initial consultation in primary care. METHOD Consecutive patients aged fifty years and over with musculoskeletal pain were recruited from general practice consultations. A self-completion postal questionnaire w...