Changes to propose Flyer22 asked that I explain my changes on the talk page Personally I do not understand what might be controversial All I did was to reorder text to group information on the same topic to be together and chronological and to reword some things to clarify them The only problem Flyer22 has expressed was believing am ViperFace which I am not and which Flyer22 seems now to be backing off of So I am proposing these changes which again I think are clearer Old Hebephilia is the primary or exclusive adult sexual interest in pubescent individuals approximately 11 14 years old and is one of several types of chronophilia sexual preference for a specific physiological appearance related to age It differs from ephebophilia which is the primary or exclusive sexual attraction to individuals in later adolescence generally ages 15 19 1 2 and differs from pedophilia 2 which is the primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children with the prepubescent age range extending to 13 for diagnostic criteria 3 4 5 Hebephilia is approximate in its age range because the age of onset and completion of puberty vary Partly because of this some definitions of chronophilias show some overlap between pedophilia hebephilia and ephebophilia 2 for example the ICD 10 includes early pubertal age in its definition of pedophilia 6 and some definitions of ephebophilia include mid adolescents aged 14 to late adolescents On average girls begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11 boys at age 11 or 12 7 and it is argued that separating sexual attraction to prepubescent children pedophilia from sexual attraction to early to mid or late pubescents hebephilia or sometimes ephebophilia specifically in the case of late pubescents is clinically relevant 1 2 While individuals with a sexual preference for adults may have some sexual interest in pubescent aged individuals 2 8 researchers and clinical diagnoses have proposed that hebephilia is characterized by a sexual preference for pubescent rather than adult partners 2 9 New Hebephilia is the primary or exclusive adult sexual interest in pubescent individuals It differs from pedophilia 1 which is the primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children and differs from ephebophilia which is the primary or exclusive sexual attraction to individuals in later adolescence 2 1 While individuals with a sexual preference for adults may have some sexual interest in pubescent aged individuals 1 3 research and clinical diagnoses refer to the preference rather than occasional or secondary interest 1 4 Hebephilia is approximate in its age range it refers to because the age of puberty varies it is usually operationalized ages 11 14 Adolescence begins with puberty and typically spans ages 15 19 Some definitions of the chronophilias sexual interests based on age overlap 1 For example the ICD 10 includes early pubertal age in its definition of pedophilia 5 the DSM 5 includes up to age 13 as prepubescent 6 and some definitions of ephebophilia include mid adolescents aged 14 to late adolescents 7 8 On average girls begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11 boys at age 11 or 12 9 and it is argued that separating sexual attraction to prepubescent children pedophilia from sexual attraction to early to mid or late pubescents hebephilia or sometimes ephebophilia specifically in the case of late pubescents is clinically relevant 2 1 Old Definitions classifications and history Hebephilia is defined as a chronophilia in which an adult has a sexual preference or exclusive sexual attraction to individuals who are of the early to mid or sometimes late stages of pubertal development generally aged 11 14 although the age of onset and completion of puberty vary 2 TheDSM 5 s diagnostic criteria for pedophilia and the general medical literature defines pedophilia as a disorder of primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children thus excluding hebephilia from its definition of pedophilia 3 4 5 However the ICD 10 diagnostic code for the definition of pedophilia partially overlaps with the definition of hebephilia as the ICD 10 defines pedophilia as a sexual preference for children of prepubertal or early pubertal age 6 There is also a partial overlap of hebephilia with ephebophilia which is sometimes defined as a sexual preference for mid to late adolescents aged 14 or 15 to 19 The term hebephilia is based on the Greek goddess and protector of youth Hebe but in Ancient Greece also referred to the time before manhood in Athens depending on the reference the specific age could be 14 16 or 18 years old The suffix philia is derived from phil implying love or strong friend