Chronophilia

Chronophilia is a form of paraphilia where someone is sexually attracted to a particular age group or at least has a sexual preference for them. It is normally restricted to specific age groups.

 Chronophilia Types 

 Attraction to children 
Nepiophilia (sometimes called Infantophilia) is a sub-type of pedophilia describing the sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children which is restricted to infancy (referring to babies/toddlers ranging from ages 1-4.

Pedophilia: is the sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children which are children who have not begun puberty (Or) (Usually under 15 years old).

 Attraction to adolescents 
Hebephilia: is the sexual attraction to early adolescent (pubescent) youth (ranging from ages 11 to 14). Due to the varying onset of puberty, there is overlap between pedophilia and hebephilia.

Ephebophilia: is the sexual preference for post-pubescent mid-to-late teens (ranging from ages 15 to 19). More accurately, it is the preference for persons in Tanner Stage 4. A preference for those in Tanner Stage 5 is telieophilia, regardless of whether someone is 19 or 21, since the specific age of a person cannot definitively be observed casually within narrow parameters. Ephebophilia strictly denotes the preference for mid-to-late adolescent sexual partners, not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction. It is not a psychiatric diagnosis.

 Attraction to adults 
Teleiophilia: is the sexual attraction to Tanner 5 young adults. (Ranging from the early 20s to late 30s). Attraction to sexually mature, Tanner 5 late teens, when presenting with attraction to people in their 20s, is still considered teleiophilia.  

Mesophilia: is the sexual attraction to middle-aged adults. (Ranging from early 40s to 60s)

Gerontophilia: is the sexual attraction to old people. (From ages 65 and older)

 Both ranges 
Pedohebephilia: is the proposed sexual attraction to both pre-pubescent children and early adolescent youth.

Hebe-ephebophilia: is the attraction to both early adolescent youth and mid to late adolescent youth.

Category:Sociology
Category:Paraphilias