0.019) and consequently the likelihood of problematic drinking (b = 1.781, p < 0.0001). Similarly bootstrapped 95% confidence intervals suggest a significant indirect effect (Fig. 4b). There were no direct effects of the interaction between ELS and left VS reactivity on either general distress depression (b = 0.249, p = 0.214) or problematic alcohol use (b = 0.077, p = 0.330), suggesting a key indirect pathway through anhedonia. Both SEMs were also significant without the addition of covariates providing evidence that these results are not contingent upon their inclusion.
