An Investigation of Jellinek's Phases as They Apply to Both Men and Women

Abstract

Data comparing the symptom progressions reported by a group of 115 male alcoholics and 41 female alcoholics were correlated with the symptom progression described by Jellinek in 1952. Correlations were obtained for the phase marker symptoms, the phase markers and their phases, and for the overall progression. Results did not support Jellinek's model for the phase markers as reported by the men and by the entire group. Women, however, were shown to correlate perfectly with the phase markers as described by Jellinek. Significant correlations were obtained for the phase markers and their phases, and for the overall progression. Even though the correlations were significant, their values were not very great and this was taken as an indication of only modest support for Jellinek's symptom progression.