highly significantp < 0.001
The factor “grade attainment” was a positive and highly significant predictor of nursing students' anxiety ( β =0.42, p < 0.001) in the total sample. “Grade attainment” was also a highly significant determinant of anxiety in each year: first-year students reported a beta-value of 0.30 ( p < 0.001), second-year students of 0.54 ( p < 0.001) and third-year students of 0.37 ( p < 0.001) students. “Completion of clinical placement” was statistically significant only for first-year students ( β =0.14, p = 0.047) ( Table 3 ). 5.