a decreasing trendp < 0.001
The average of anxiety was 3.81 (SD = 4.99) across all three waves, with a decreasing trend from 4.21 (SD = 5.19) in the first wave, to 3.81 (SD = 4.9) in the second wave, to 3.39 (SD = 4.87) in the third wave (p < 0.001).