Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale – FMPS

My parents set very high standards for me.

Organization is very important to me.

As a child, I was punished for doing things less than perfectly.

If I do not set the highest standards for myself, I am likely to end up a second-rate person.

My parents never tried to understand my mistakes.

It is important to me that I be thoroughly competent in what I do.

I am a neat person.

I try to be an organized person.

If I fail at work/school, I am a failure as a person.

I should be upset if I make a mistake.

My parents wanted me to be the best at everything.

I set higher goals than most people.

If someone does a task at work/school better than I do, then I feel as if I failed the whole task.

If I fail partly, it is as bad as being a complete failure.

Only outstanding performance is good enough in my family.

I am very good at focusing my efforts on attaining a goal.

Even when I do something very carefully, I often feel that it is not quite right.

I hate being less than the best at things.

I have extremely high goals.

My parents expect excellence from me.

People will probably think less of me if I make a mistake.

I never feel that I can meet my parents’ expectations.

If I do not do as well as other people, it means I am an inferior being.

Other people seem to accept lower standards from themselves than I do.

If I do not do well all the time, people will not respect me.

My parents have always had higher expectations for my future than I have.

I try to be a neat person.

I usually have doubts about the simple everyday things that I do.

Neatness is very important to me.

I expect higher performance in my daily tasks than most people.

I am an organized person.

I tend to get behind in my work because I repeat things over and over.

It takes me a long time to do something “right”.

The fewer mistakes I make, the more people will like me.

I never feel that I can meet my parents’ standards.