Ephebophilia
Ephebophilia is the sexual preference of adults to young people in their mid to late teenage years, generally those in the age range 15-19.[1][2] A person attracted to these people is called an "ephebophile". The word ephebophilia comes from the Greek: ἔφηβος (ephebos) variously meaning "one arrived at puberty", "a youth of eighteen who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen (Athens)", and "arriving at man's estate;" and φιλία (-philia) "love".[3][4] It has been used by Dutch psychologist Frits Bernard as far back as 1950,[5] reprinted in 1960 in the gay support magazine Vriendschap under the pseudonym Victor Servatius,[6] crediting the origin of the term to Magnus Hirschfeld though giving no exact date.[7] Among scientists, specific words are used for chronophilias (sexual preferences for specific age groups): for instance, ephebophilia to refer to the sexual preference for generally post-pubescent mid-to-late adolescents (usually 15-19),[1] hebephilia to refer to the sexual preference for earlier pubescent individuals, and pedophilia to refer to the sexual preference for prepubescent children.[8] However, the term pedophilia is commonly, but incorrectly, used to refer to any sexual interest in any person under the age of 18, regardless of whether they are post-pubescent.[9]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krafft-Ebing, R.; Moll, A. (1924). Psychopathia sexualis. Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke.
- ↑ 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:10.1007/s10508-008-9399-9. PMID 18686026.
- ↑ Rahman, T. (1988). "Ephebophilia: the case for the use of a new word". Forum for Modern Language Studies 24 (2): 126–141. doi:10.1093/fmls/XXIV.2.126.
- ↑ Human sexuality: Definitions of terms involving the sexual abuse of children, Retrieved May 25, 2007
- ↑ "Sexology". http://www.nvva.nl/rijzendezon/catalogs/c00137.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ↑ Bernard, F. (1998). Selected publications of Dr. Frits Bernard - An international bibliography. Rotterdam: Enclave.
- ↑ Servatius, V. (1960, March 15). Ephebophilie en wetenschap [Ephebophilia and science]. Vriendschap, 35-35.
- ↑ Reply to Blanchard
- ↑ S. Berlin, Frederick. "Interview with Frederick S. Berlin, M.D., Ph.D.". Office of Media Relations. http://web.archive.org/web/20110623130406/http://www.usccb.org/comm/kit6.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
