3.3.1 Subjective effects
Participants reported significantly more negative affect (p< .001, η2 = .57) and lower craving scores (p<.001, η2 =0.10), following the presentation of negative emotional cues compared to neutral cues (see Fig. 3A).. Furthermore, emotional cue induced craving was significantly moderated by group (p < .01, η2 = .10). More specifically, results demonstrated that emotional cues significantly reduced craving in CUs (p < .01, η2 = .19), but not in non-CUs. The other main and interaction effects were not significant.