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Backgrounds: Recent studies showed that beside the person with addiction great number of person are with personality in the risk of addiction, but the measurement of this characteristic in Iran needs to instrument that similar to culture of this country. 
Objectives: The purpose of this study was the Preparing and normalization of addiction potential scale among students of Tehran universities.
Methods: after design, scale indicating 60 item were administrated to a sample of 90 addict and 540 students of Tehran universities.
Result: this scale distinguished between addict and non addict students. The reliability coefficients was estimated through internal consistency using cronbach alpha coefficient and was (α=0.88) . The validity of this scale investigated in two different ways: construct validity and face validity. The result obtained from analysis showed this scale consists of ten factors and is highly valided. T score was calculated for normalization.
Conclusion: overall indicated that the use of the addiction potential scale in researches, therapy and screening is useful.
 

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