Ephebophilia
Ephebophilia (also called hebephilia) is a sexual attraction to pubescent boys or adolescents. It is often used by boylovers wishing to distinguish an attraction to teenagers from an attraction to younger, pre-pubescent boys (described as pedophilia). A person with such attactions is called an ephebophile (or hebephile).
Etymology
Ephebophilia is the primary or exclusive adult sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19.[1][2] The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid 20th century.[2] It is one of a number of sexual preferences across age groups subsumed under the technical term chronophilia. Ephebophilia strictly denotes the preference for mid-to-late adolescent sexual partners, not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction. In sexual ethics, it may be defined as a sexual preference for girls generally 14–16 years old, and boys generally 14–19 years old.[3] Some authors define ephebophilia as a sexual preference for pubescent and adolescent boys.[4] [5]
References
- ↑ Krafft-Ebing, R.; Moll, A. (1924). Psychopathia sexualis. Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blanchard, R.; Lykins, A. D.; Wherrett, D.; Kuban, M. E.; Cantor, J. M.; Blak, T.; Dickey, R.; Klassen, P. E. (2008). "Pedophilia, hebephilia, and the DSM–V". Archives of Sexual Behavior 38 (3): 335–350. doi:. PMID 18686026.
- ↑ Primoratz, Igor (1999). Ethics and Sex. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-09333-3.
- ↑ Kolářský, Aleš (2008). Template:Lang. Praha: Galén. p. 68, chap. 3.4.2 Adolescentofilie. ISBN 978-80-7262-504-8.
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephebophilia
