Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS- 21) by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) was translated from English into Portuguese by Apos- tolo, Mendes, and Azeredo (2006). In the transla- tion process, the authors assessed scale reliability, construct validity, and concurrent validity. The DASS-21 contained a set of three 4-point Likert- type subscales for self-reporting. Each subscale consisted of seven items, aimed at assessing depression, anxiety, and stress. Participants were asked to mark the extent to which each statement applied to him or her. There were four possible answers in terms of severity or frequency, organized in a scale from 0 to 3. The result was obtained by adding the scores of the items for each of the three subscales and total scale for the total DASS-21. For the sample in this study, the Cronbach's alpha was .93 (Time 1) and .95 (Time 2).