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).