Mid-to-late adolescents usually have physical characteristics near (or, in some cases, identical) to that of fully-grown adults; psychiatrist and sexologist Fred Berlin states that most men can find persons in this age group sexually attractive, but that "of course, that doesn't mean they're going to act on it.
青春期中后期的青少年在身体体征上基本与完全成年的男性相近（或在某些情况下相同）；精神病学家与性学家弗雷德·柏林（英语：Fred Berlin）认为，大多数人可以在这个年龄段找到适合自己的性吸引力，但是“当然，这并不意味着他们会采取行动。