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This study explores the associations between common specifications of adolescent alcohol use and emotional problems in a large sample of adolescents.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291724002502_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A multiverse analysis (also known as specification curve analysis or vibration of effects) was done with 7680 unique model specifications in a large longitudinal sample of 6639 Australian adolescents (aged ~14.7\u201315.7, 2021\u20132022).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291724002502_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>While alcohol use and emotional problems nearly universally co-occurred in minimally adjusted cross-sectional models (98\u201399%), the operationalization of emotional problems, temporality of prospective relationships, and choice of confounders substantially impacted findings. Emotional problems appeared to predict later alcohol use more-so than the reverse, depression-focused measures yielded more consistent associations with alcohol use than anxiety-focused measures, and certain confounders (i.e. conduct, ADHD, smoking) explained most of the associations between adolescent alcohol use and emotional problems. Missing data decisions and whether outcomes were modelled continuously <jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic> dichotomously had minimal impact on findings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291724002502_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>While adolescent alcohol use and emotional problems commonly co-occur, inconsistencies in the magnitude, direction, and significance of effects are closely tied to researcher decisions that are often made arbitrarily.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0033291724002502","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,16]],"date-time":"2024-12-16T12:47:27Z","timestamp":1734353247000},"page":"4585-4599","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Across the multiverse: exploring a diverse set of specifications related to cross-sectional and prospective associations between adolescent alcohol use and emotional problems"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"54","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4393-2572","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"J.","family":"Halladay","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R.","family":"Visontay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Slade","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"E. 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