Hebephilia differs from ephebophilia, which refers to the sexual preference for individuals in later adolescence, but hebephilia overlaps with the official diagnostic criteria of pedophilia, which refers to the sexual preference for prepubescent children 13 years of age or younger.
Hebephilia differs from ephebophilia. Ephebophilia refers to the sexual preference for individuals in later adolescence. Hebephilia overlaps with the official diagnostic criteria of pedophilia. Pedophilia refers to the sexual preference for prepubescent children 13 years of age. Pedophilia refers to the sexual preference for prepubescent children 13 years of younger.