the predictive role of maladaptive schemas in chronic pain of adolescents

Background: chronic pain is a prevalent issue among adolescents, negatively impacting various aspects of their lives. objectives: to better understand the factors influencing adolescent pain, this study aimed to explore the predictive significance of maladaptive schemas concerning chronic pain. methods: a total of 1,302 adolescents aged 12-21 years old were randomly selected from shiraz, iran, to participate in this study. screening questions aligned with the 11th revision of the international classification of diseases (icd-11) were used to identify adolescents with chronic pain. the young’s schema questionnaire-short form (ysq-sf) was utilized to evaluate maladaptive schemas. hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the contributions of various variables in predicting chronic pain. results: the hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed a significant contribution of the “disconnection/rejection” domain (or=0.997, p=0.004) in predicting chronic pain. additionally, maternal chronic pain (or=0.878, p=0.008) was a predictor in this model. conclusions: the results suggest that maternal chronic pain can be a predictor of chronic pain in adolescents. furthermore, the “disconnection/rejection” domain was identified as a notable predictor of chronic pain in this age group.