A scoping review synthesizing 75 scientific studies on psychosocial responses to outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN). The dataset was created by Kévin Nadarajah and last updated in May 2026. It maps literature on perceptions, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors related to ALAN, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Use Cases
- Analyzing methodological trends in ALAN research based on the review of study designs.
- Mapping the prevalence of different psychosocial dimensions (e.g., perceptual, emotional, cognitive) in the literature.
- Identifying research gaps, such as the under-exploration of norms and values, for future study design.
Strengths
- Follows PRISMA-ScR guidelines for systematic scoping reviews.
- Analyzes a defined corpus of 75 studies from seven databases.
- Explicitly focuses on psychosocial processes and determinants as outlined in the description.
Limitations
- Row and column counts are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The 79.2 KB file size suggests a limited, summary-level dataset.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare, author Kévin Nadarajah.
- Collection Method
- Systematic scoping review of literature from seven databases.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-29 04:50:43.
- Geography
- Studies are noted to be concentrated in a few countries, but specific coverage is not detailed.