Red Box, Green Box - Psychometric evaluation of a self-report behavioral frequency measurement approach for behavioral addictions research: Data and research objects.

Key findings include: (1) A Red Box threshold of ≥9.5 hours yielded 94% likelihood of indicating ICD-11 GD; (2) Total gaming time measures closely approximated Green Box values, suggesting conventional approaches primarily capture leisure gaming; (3) The method effectively distinguishes problematic displacement gaming from recreational gaming; (4) Red Box hours showed stronger correlations with GD status (r=.19) than other gaming time measures when controlling for demographics, impulsivity, and psychological distress.

The dataset includes responses from 1,149 male gamers aged 18-35 years reporting ≥12 hours weekly gaming, recruited via Prolific from Australia, Canada, USA, UK, and Asia. Variables include demographic data, gaming time measures (conventional weekly hours, Red/Green Box hours, proportions), gaming disorder assessments (IGDT-10 with both ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR scoring), psychological distress (DASS-21), and impulsivity (BIS-15).

This data enables researchers to: validate the Red Box, Green Box method in other populations; develop gaming disorder screening protocols; investigate behavioral patterns in problematic gaming; and advance understanding of functional impairment in behavioral addictions. The method's focus on contextual gaming behavior (displacement vs. recreational) provides a more nuanced approach to assessing gaming-related harm than traditional frequency-only measures.