Jabarkan Khawatir Tentang Ketidaksempurnaan, dan dari Perfeksionisme (psikologi)

Those that obtain high "Worry About Imperfection" scores are usually greatly concerned with maladaptive aspects of perfectionism, physical appearance, and body control behavior. They also demonstrate low positive self-perceptions of their appearance, whereas those scoring highly on "Hope for Perfection" yielded high positive self-perceptions. Hope For Perfection also corresponded with impression management behaviors and striving for ambitious goals.

Ringkasnya, Worry About Imperfection berhubungan dengan aspek negatif dari penampilan perfeksionisme, sementara Hope For Perfection berkaitan dengan aspek positif. Salah satu batasan penggunaan PAPS adalah kurangnya literatur psikologis yang mengevaluasi validitasnya.