Half of Gen Z afraid of the darkish and depart lamp on so they don’t seem to be ‘spooked out’

Almost half of young people are too frightened to turn the lights out when they go to bed, a poll found.

A shocking 47 per cent of Generation Z – those aged 16 to 26 – said they are terrified of the dark. Instead of turning their lights off they leave a bedside lamp on or leave their bedroom door open to help them get to sleep because total darkness spooks them out.

Overall, women are more scared of the dark than men with 41 per cent owning up compared to 20 per cent of men.

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And people from Plymouth are the most scared of the dark with 50 per cent saying they hate turning the lights off at bedtime.

Millennials – those aged 27 to 42 – are the second most fearful generation with 37 per cent admitting they still hate the dark.

Just 23 per cent of Generation X – those aged 43 to 58 – say they are scared of the dark. And Baby Boomers – those aged over 59 – are the least worried about the dark with just 18 per cent saying they get scared.

Pure, the makers of nighttime audio sleep aids, asked 2,000 UK adults if they are afraid of the dark to come up with the findings.

Spokesman Hubert Eiter said: “Younger people are the most worried generation when it comes to turning off the lights at night. It is a major issue because too much light does not aid a good night’s sleep.”

After Plymouth people in Sheffield and Glasgow fear the dark the most with 43 per cent saying it spooks them.

Manchester people are the third most fearful on 41 per cent followed in fourth place by Newcastle, Birmingham and Coventry on 40 per cent.

Norwich is fifth on 38 per cent with Bristol sixth on 35 per cent, Oxford seventh on 33 per cent, Cardiff eighth on 29 per cent, London ninth on 27 per cent and Southampton tenth on 26 per cent.

Leeds came eleventh on 18 per cent and people from York are the least fearful in twelfth place with just 17 per cent fearing the dark.

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