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, which refers to the sexual preference for individuals in later adolescence. It significantly overlaps with the official diagnostic criteria of pedophilia, however, which refers to the sexual preference for prepubescent children 13 years of age or younger.