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arXiv:2305.01056 (cs)
[Submitted on 1 May 2023]

Title:From Organizations to Individuals: Psychoactive Substance Use
By Professional Programmers

Authors:Kaia Newman, Madeline Endres, Brittany Johnson, Westley
Weimer
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    Abstract: Psychoactive substances, which influence the brain to
    alter perceptions and moods, have the potential to have positive
    and negative effects on critical software engineering tasks. They
    are widely used in software, but that use is not well understood.
    We present the results of the first qualitative investigation of
    the experiences of, and challenges faced by, psychoactive
    substance users in professional software communities. We conduct
    a thematic analysis of hour-long interviews with 26 professional
    programmers who use psychoactive substances at work. Our results
    provide insight into individual motivations and impacts,
    including mental health and the relationships between various
    substances and productivity. Our findings elaborate on
    socialization effects, including soft skills, stigma, and remote
    work. The analysis also highlights implications for
    organizational policy, including positive and negative impacts on
    recruitment and retention. By exploring individual usage
    motivations, social and cultural ramifications, and
    organizational policy, we demonstrate how substance use can
    permeate all levels of software development.

          11 pages + 2 for citations, 4 Tables. Preprint of a paper
Comments: that will be published in the International Conference of
          Software Engineering (ICSE, 2023)
Subjects: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
Cite as:  arXiv:2305.01056 [cs.SE]
          (or arXiv:2305.01056v1 [cs.SE] for this version)
          https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2305.01056
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From: Madeline Endres [view email]
[v1] Mon, 1 May 2023 19:44:00 UTC (731 KB)
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