一句话：首个针对职业程序员工作场所精神活性物质使用的质性研究，揭示个人动机、影响及组织政策启示。
本文关注精神活性物质在软件行业中的使用，但此前对这一现象缺乏理解。作者对26名在工作中使用精神活性物质的职业程序员进行一小时访谈，并采用主题分析，从个人、社交与组织三个层面考察其经历与挑战。结果刻画了使用动机、心理健康影响以及不同物质与生产力之间的关系，并讨论软技能、污名化和远程工作等社会化效应，以及组织政策对招聘与留任的正负影响。研究表明，物质使用可渗透软件开发各层面，为软件社区政策与支持提供实证依据。
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 the-matic analysis of hour-long interviews with 26 professional pro-grammers 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.
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@inproceedings{NewmanEWJ23,
title = {From Organizations to Individuals: Psychoactive Substance Use By Professional Programmers},
author = {Kaia Newman and Madeline Endres and Westley Weimer and Brittany Johnson},
booktitle = {ICSE},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1109/icse48619.2023.00065}
}