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How these factors interact to effect alcohol use, and if they do so differently in men and women, has yet to be explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725102250_sec2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using a subsample of the publicly available Human Connectome Project data consisting of young adults with problematic alcohol use (N\u00a0=\u00a0491; 41.75% women, \u22651 symptom of alcohol abuse\/dependence), we used a moderated moderation approach to test whether perceived stress and sex\/gender moderated the effect of a multidimensional measure of social relationship quality on drinking levels. We subsequently tested whether OFC function moderated these effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725102250_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found that in women, higher friendship and companionship had a protective effect on drinking levels, particularly for women under high stress. In contrast, in men, higher friendship and companionship were linked to increased drinking levels under stress. Preliminary evidence suggested that this effect in men was driven by a subgroup of men with higher OFC reactivity to negative emotional faces.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725102250_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings suggest that women benefit from friendship and companionship as a form of stress-relief in the context of problematic drinking, whereas men do not, supporting the need of interventions that facilitate emotionally supportive, pro-recovery social environments particularly in men. Preliminary evidence further suggests a role of emotional dysregulation in men. 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