Light Designing For Children with Fear of the Dark

Nyctophobia is a kind of phobia that is quite natural. Nyctophobia, in the absence of treatment, will lead to mental health problems and consequently influence the quality of life, especially at the old age. This type of fear is one of the most common types of fear among children of 7 to 12. A lot of research has been done in this area and valid scientific psychological results have been obtained. Various products have been designed to reduce the fear of children of this age. In the current study, after reviewing the articles related to the lighting design for children with Nyctophobia, and investigating the psychological studies on children with this phobia, we try to present the criteria for lighting design to be helpful in reducing and even eliminating this fear. In future researches, we can use the results of this study to improve the lighting design for this problem in order to reduce the effects of Nyctophobia in both childhood and adulthood.