Table 3 A representation of the theme development ‘financial hardship outcomes’
From: Indigenous Australian gambling crime and possible interventions: a qualitative study
Major Theme (parent) | Financial hardship outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-themes (children) | Loss of funds | Unable to repay debts | Cycle of gambling dependency | Crime |
Coded extracts & phrases (grand-children) | Gambling to make money; | Ask family for help; | Some cannot gamble in moderation; | Desperation leads to some crime; |
|  | Take a punt on a risk … might win; | Depend on reciprocation; | Develop a dependence; | Gambling-related fraud; |
| Â | Gamble all pay in one go; | Go to payday lenders; | As severe as substance abuse; | Stealing; |
| Â | Cannot pay bills; | Obvious to emergency relief services. | Demand sharing; | Gambling- related violence; |
| Â | Increasingly difficult circumstances. | Â | Trapped in a cycle of hopelessness and despair. | Crime by kids. |