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).