en Pediatric Psychology Original Article Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background</strong>: Chronic pain is a prevalent issue among adolescents, negatively impacting various aspects of their lives.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Objectives</strong>: To better understand the factors influencing adolescent pain, this study aimed to explore the predictive significance of maladaptive schemas concerning chronic pain.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: 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&rsquo;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.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed a significant contribution of the &ldquo;disconnection/rejection&rdquo; 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.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusions</strong>: The results suggest that maternal chronic pain can be a predictor of chronic pain in adolescents. Furthermore, the &ldquo;disconnection/rejection&rdquo; domain was identified as a notable predictor of chronic pain in this age group.</div> Adolescents, Chronic pain, Maladaptive schemas 283 294 http://jpr.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1147-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Saghar Salari saghar.salari7@gmail.com 100319475328460011684 0009-0000-6997-1583 No Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Maryam Shaygan m2620.shaygan@gmail.com 100319475328460011685 100319475328460011685 Yes Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Giti Setoodeh setoodeh@sums.ac.ir 100319475328460011686 100319475328460011686 No Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Parvin Ghaemmaghami Ghaemmaghami.83@gmail.com 100319475328460011687 100319475328460011687 No Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.