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attraction to pubescent girls (ages 12 or 13) isn't as common as you might think. attraction to post-pubescent teens, however, is VERY common.
although i found studies showing that men are attracted to pubescent girls and that looking pubescent makes girls more attractive to men, some studies show a different result. so it's clearly a debated issue. now let's look at the topic about sexual attraction to older teens (age 15-19). attraction to older teens is very common, but because of the stigma against ephebophilia, most men would never admit to having the attraction and might even convince themselves that they don't have the attraction.
According to Robert Lindsay:
"As the arguments around putting Hebephilia in the DSM-5 showed (see the wide-ranging discussion of the question of Hebephilia in the DSM-5 in the journals, much of which is stored on the Net), adult men being attracted to or having sex with teenage girls is not a psychiatric disorder in any way, and in fact, such attraction is not even abnormal! Keepmind that this discussion was around attraction to girls aged12-15, which the American Psychiatric Association has concluded is
completely normal. When it comes to Ephebephilia and issues around attraction to 15-19 year old girls, the APA is unanimous that such attraction is not in any way abnormal. There isn't even any debate about the matter."
i found research papers showing that attraction to pubescent girls is normal but some research papers showing that it isn't that common. all research papers i found, however, showed that it's common to find older teens sexually attractive.
According to research paper An Internet Study of Men Sexually Attracted to Children: Sexual Attraction Patterns:
"Most men are capable of strong attraction to adolescents aged 15–16, who are on the verge of sexual maturity. Although men predominantly attracted to adults do experience some sexual arousal to pubescent children, this arousal is substantially less, on average, compared with their arousal to adults (Lykins et al., 2010). Furthermore, the diagnosis of hebephilic disorder would not be made simply because there is any arousal or attraction to pubescent children; it would require that predominant arousal or attraction is to pubescents."
This means that hebephilia is NOT simply finding any pubescent girl attractive. Hebephilia is a predominant, primary or exclusive attraction to pubescent minors. Research shows that 3% of men are pedophilies (predominantly attracted to prepubescent children), 16% of men are hebephiles (primary or exclusive attraction to pubescent kids), and 82% of men are ephebophiles/teleiophiles. Ephebophilia is a primary or exclusive attraction to post-pubescent teenagers and teleiophilia is an attraction to young adults ages 18-39.
In conclusion, most men do find older teenagers (age 15-19) attractive. Men can find pubescent girls age 12/13 a little or sort of attractive, but NOT as attractive as post-pubescent females. Pubescent girls are developing secondary sex characteristics, but they also have physically immature traits. Men could be attracted to a pubescent girl's secondary sex characteristics but, at the same time, turned OFF by the girl's physically immature traits. As a result, men could find pubescent girls a little bit attractive but NOT as attractive as post-pubescent teens or young adults. Attraction to post-pubescent teens and young adults, however, is common. Most men try to convince themselves that they don't have an attraction to teens though. It's NOT an all or nothing thing where when they're pubescent, you find them 0% attractive and once they're post-pubescent, it skyrockets to 100% attractive. sexuality doesn't work like that. men are attracted to secondary sex characteristics, when girls develop it, they become more attractive to men but don't officially become extremely attractive until they finish puberty. Girls finish puberty usually at ages 15-17.
although i found studies showing that men are attracted to pubescent girls and that looking pubescent makes girls more attractive to men, some studies show a different result. so it's clearly a debated issue. now let's look at the topic about sexual attraction to older teens (age 15-19). attraction to older teens is very common, but because of the stigma against ephebophilia, most men would never admit to having the attraction and might even convince themselves that they don't have the attraction.
According to Robert Lindsay:
"As the arguments around putting Hebephilia in the DSM-5 showed (see the wide-ranging discussion of the question of Hebephilia in the DSM-5 in the journals, much of which is stored on the Net), adult men being attracted to or having sex with teenage girls is not a psychiatric disorder in any way, and in fact, such attraction is not even abnormal! Keepmind that this discussion was around attraction to girls aged12-15, which the American Psychiatric Association has concluded is
completely normal. When it comes to Ephebephilia and issues around attraction to 15-19 year old girls, the APA is unanimous that such attraction is not in any way abnormal. There isn't even any debate about the matter."
i found research papers showing that attraction to pubescent girls is normal but some research papers showing that it isn't that common. all research papers i found, however, showed that it's common to find older teens sexually attractive.
According to research paper An Internet Study of Men Sexually Attracted to Children: Sexual Attraction Patterns:
"Most men are capable of strong attraction to adolescents aged 15–16, who are on the verge of sexual maturity. Although men predominantly attracted to adults do experience some sexual arousal to pubescent children, this arousal is substantially less, on average, compared with their arousal to adults (Lykins et al., 2010). Furthermore, the diagnosis of hebephilic disorder would not be made simply because there is any arousal or attraction to pubescent children; it would require that predominant arousal or attraction is to pubescents."
This means that hebephilia is NOT simply finding any pubescent girl attractive. Hebephilia is a predominant, primary or exclusive attraction to pubescent minors. Research shows that 3% of men are pedophilies (predominantly attracted to prepubescent children), 16% of men are hebephiles (primary or exclusive attraction to pubescent kids), and 82% of men are ephebophiles/teleiophiles. Ephebophilia is a primary or exclusive attraction to post-pubescent teenagers and teleiophilia is an attraction to young adults ages 18-39.
In conclusion, most men do find older teenagers (age 15-19) attractive. Men can find pubescent girls age 12/13 a little or sort of attractive, but NOT as attractive as post-pubescent females. Pubescent girls are developing secondary sex characteristics, but they also have physically immature traits. Men could be attracted to a pubescent girl's secondary sex characteristics but, at the same time, turned OFF by the girl's physically immature traits. As a result, men could find pubescent girls a little bit attractive but NOT as attractive as post-pubescent teens or young adults. Attraction to post-pubescent teens and young adults, however, is common. Most men try to convince themselves that they don't have an attraction to teens though. It's NOT an all or nothing thing where when they're pubescent, you find them 0% attractive and once they're post-pubescent, it skyrockets to 100% attractive. sexuality doesn't work like that. men are attracted to secondary sex characteristics, when girls develop it, they become more attractive to men but don't officially become extremely attractive until they finish puberty. Girls finish puberty usually at ages 15-17.
