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Description: The overarching objective of the project is to analyze the role that self-regulation processes play in the link between perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns), achievement outcomes, and well-being. To go beyond previous research, the project focuses on repeated personally-relevant achievement situations in natural life across a longer time span. In particular, trainee teachers’ experiences and behaviors across their practical training phase of 12 months are assessed, with a focus on the repeated demonstration lessons that they have to prepare and teach (about six lessons per trainee teacher). The project combines traditional longitudinal assessment (pre-/post demonstration lesson measurement points, separated several weeks apart to assess goal setting and performance outcomes) with ambulatory assessment (repeated daily assessment phases of 10 days preceding each demonstration lesson to assess self-regulation in an ecologically valid manner and to include a state perspective of perfectionism). The specific research questions that this project aims to address are listed in the project Wiki, where links to the sub-projects can be found.