3.3.3 Within CU group analyses between emotional cue-induced
activation of the regions of interest and cocaine use characteristics
The relationship between years of regular use and emotional cue
reactivity in the VS (p = .013, η2 = .13) and
dACC (p = < .01, η2 = .16) was
significantly moderated by sex (p = .013, η2 =
.13). Follow-up regression analyses demonstrated that emotional cue
reactivity in the dACC was significantly and negatively associated with
years of regular use in female CUs (B = -.47, p = .02), but
positively in male CUs (B = .38, p = .08) (see Fig. 3C).
Similarly, emotional cue reactivity in the VS was significantly and
negatively related to years of regular use in female CUs (B = -.54,p = .002), but positively in male CUs (B = .28, p = .20)
(see Fig. 3D).