Table 3.
Anxiety in study sample (n = 99).
| Mean (SD) | Group Mean Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample | n = 99 | 7.21 (6.01); Range: 0–21 | |
| Year of study | First year (n = 69) | 6.73 (6.02) | n.s |
| Final year (n = 30) | 8.33 (5.92) | ||
| Students’ self-isolating | Yes (>=once; n = 36) | 7.39 (6.41) | n.s |
| No (n = 63) | 7.11 (5.82) | ||
| Positive cases | Yes (n = 4) | 6.50 (5.00) | |
| No (n = 89) | 7.18 (6.00) | n.s. | |
| Accommodation during term | Private accommodation (n = 36) | 8.89 (6.27) | * t (97) = 2.138, p = 0.035, Cohen’s d = 0.44 |
| Halls of residence (n = 63) | 6.25 (5.68) | ||
| P-ATS pilot | Pilot participants (n = 93) | 7.15 (6.00) | n.s.* |
| Non-pilot participants (n = 6) | 8.17 (7.52) |
Note: Group mean differences in GAD-7 were examined using an independent t test. * Due to limited statistical power test results should be interpreted with caution (power = 0.55).