approached significancep = .075
The valence × congruency × group interaction approached significance ( F (1, 274) = 3.19, p = .075, η 2 p = .011).Simple effects analysis revealed a significant valence × congruency interaction in both HCs ( F (1, 100) = 19.94, p < .001, η 2 p = .166) and MDD group ( F (1, 174) = 5.06, p = .026, η 2 p = .028).