Table 3.

Internal consistency, correlations and construct validity of the Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale and subscales in a sample of female sex workers in Baltimore, Maryland (n=367)

	Alpha	ISWSS+	Worthlessness	Guilt and Shame	Stigma acceptance	Sex Work Illegitimacy
ISWSS+	0.82
Worthlessness	0.90	0.84***
Guilt and Shame	0.82	0.75***	0.70***
Stigma Acceptance	0.83	0.54***	0.16**	0.11*
Sex Work Illegitimacy	0.69	0.03	−0.30***	−0.53***	0.36***
Construct Validity
Depression	0.90	0.44***	0.51***	0.38***	0.10	−0.17**
Agency	0.80	−0.21***	−0.33***	−0.23***	0.10	0.18***

Footnotes:

^***p<.001,

^**p≤.01,

^*p≤.05;

⁺ISWSS = Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale