Table 3.
Structural Validity: Associations within and between the Methadone Maintenance Treatment Stigma Mechanisms Scale (N = 93)
| MMT-SMS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stigma Mechanisms: | Anticipated | Enacted | Internalized | |||||||
| Scale (subscales): | Total | FAM | EMP | HCW | Total | FAM | EMP | HCW | Total | |
| Anticipated | Total | 1.00 | ||||||||
| FAM subscale | .799*** | 1.00 | ||||||||
| EMP subscale | .830*** | .534*** | 1.00 | |||||||
| HCW subscale | .800*** | .432*** | .485*** | 1.00 | ||||||
| Enacted | Total | .756*** | .567*** | .581*** | .686*** | 1.00 | ||||
| FAM subscale | .654*** | .698*** | .467*** | .436*** | .822*** | 1.00 | ||||
| EMP subscale | .539*** | .318** | .595*** | .395*** | .810*** | .511*** | 1.00 | |||
| HCW subscale | .653*** | .353*** | .380*** | .833*** | .824*** | .479*** | .527*** | 1.00 | ||
| Internalized | Total | .428*** | .269** | .409*** | .352*** | .387*** | .325*** | .288** | .332*** | 1.00 |
FAM = ‘Family members’ stigma source subscale. EMP = ‘Employers’ stigma source subscale. HCW = ‘Healthcare Workers’ stigma source subscale. Correlation is significant at 0.001 (***), 0.01(**), or 0.05(*) level (2-tailed).