Psychosocial Responses to Outdoor Artificial Light at Night: A Scoping Review

Kévin Nadarajah's dataset synthesizes findings from a scoping review of 75 studies on psychosocial responses to outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN). The review, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, maps methodological approaches, main psychosocial dimensions, and reported findings. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-29.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of research methodologies based on the review's finding that studies mainly use quantitative and cross-sectional designs.
• Mapping the geographic concentration of research based on the finding that studies are concentrated in a few countries.
• Identifying gaps in theoretical application based on the finding that environmental psychology frameworks are rarely used.
• Comparing the prevalence of different psychosocial dimensions based on the finding that perceptual and emotional responses dominate the literature.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a systematic review of 75 studies, providing a structured synthesis.
• The review followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines, suggesting a standardized methodological approach.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (82.8 KB), indicating it contains summary or metadata rather than raw study data.
• The description notes that varied measures across the reviewed studies limit comparability.

Provenance

Source

Kévin Nadarajah via figshare

Collection Method

Scoping review of 75 studies from seven databases, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 04:50:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Studies are noted to be concentrated in a few countries, but specific geography is not detailed.