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The uses of coffee in highly demanding work contexts: managing rhythms, sleep, and performance

2022-08Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorPegado, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Carla
dc.contributor.authorRaposo, Hélder António
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Ana I.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T11:37:55Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T11:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.descriptionFCT_Grant PTDC/SOC-SOC/30734/2017.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a sociological approach to coffee consumption as a performance management strategy in work contexts, particularly in professions with intense work rhythms and highly responsive demands. Focusing on the daily work of three professional groups (nurses, police officers, and journalists), we analyze the social expression of coffee and how it is mobilized to deal with sleep problems, fatigue, concentration, or stress. For this purpose, three intertwined dimensions are explored: (1) the nature of these professionals’ work and the pressures for certain forms and levels of performance; (2) sleep problems as both a result of those work characteristics and a constraint on performance; and (3) the role of coffee in managing professional imperatives. The use of coffee appears as a legitimate practice in everyday working routines, due to its socializing markers, whereas additional benefits are attributed to the pharmacological properties of caffeine, given the perceived improvement in performance. The empirical data was derived from a study carried out in Portugal on the use of medicines and food supplements for performance management, following a mixed methods approach. In particular, data from a questionnaire survey in a sample of 539 workers and information collected through seven focus groups with a total of 33 participants were used.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPegado E, Rodrigues C, Raposo H, Fernandes AI. The uses of coffee in highly demanding work contexts: managing rhythms, sleep, and performance. Soc Sci. 2022;11(8):365.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/socsci11080365pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/14929
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/8/365pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSociologypt_PT
dc.subjectCoffeept_PT
dc.subjectCaffeinept_PT
dc.subjectSleeppt_PT
dc.subjectPerformance managementpt_PT
dc.subjectWork contextspt_PT
dc.titleThe uses of coffee in highly demanding work contexts: managing rhythms, sleep, and performancept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage365pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSocial Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNameRaposo
person.givenNameHélder António
person.identifier2254036
person.identifier.ciencia-idC91C-9AF3-4B33
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3614-5661
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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