Transformation of relationships between time perspective and life-sense orientations in people with gambling disorder in a rehabilitation setting.

The influence of technological changes on the gambling landscape, coupled with the persistent challenges of prevalence and relapse rates, especially among already disadvantaged population sectors, highlights the need for expanding treatment provision and a comprehensive approach to addressing gambling problems. The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between time perspective and life-sense orientations in people with gambling disorder in a rehabilitation setting. The study involved 42 respondents (70% male and 30% female; mean age: 24.6; SD = 2.4) who completed a gambling rehabilitation program at the "XXX" rehabilitation center for 6 months (due to the confidentiality of the information, the name was removed). The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and Leontiev's Life-Purpose Orientations test were administered immediately prior to and following the rehabilitation program. The research results revealed the dynamics in the development of positive correlations between time perspective and life-sense orientations in people with gambling disorder, which may be indicative of time perspective harmonization and an increasing interest in building a meaningful life beyond gambling. The study's findings expand and deepen existing psychological understandings of time perspective and life-sense orientations in people with gambling disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]