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	Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />		Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />

	In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref> In a 2025 study of 170 adult males, researchers found that attraction to one age group was more likely to co-occur with attraction to adjacent age categories (e.g., pubescent and adult) than to non-adjacent categories (e.g., prepubescent and adult), with the majority of participants reporting teleiophilia ~~while~~ also reporting attraction to pubescent individuals (36%), and ~~some level of attraction to~~ prepubescent children (17.7%).<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/>		In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref> In a 2025 study of 170 adult males, researchers found that attraction to one age group was more likely to co-occur with attraction to adjacent age categories (e.g., pubescent and adult) than to non-adjacent categories (e.g., prepubescent and adult), with the majority of participants reporting teleiophilia whilst also reporting some level of attraction to pubescent individuals (36%) and prepubescent children (17.7%).<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/>

	According to research from Dunkelfeld, possible chronophilic overlaps include the following:<ref name="BeierDisorder" />		According to research from Dunkelfeld, possible chronophilic overlaps include the following:<ref name="BeierDisorder" />

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	Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />		Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />

	In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref> In a 2025 study of 170 adult males, researchers found that attraction to one age group is more likely to co-occur with attraction to adjacent age categories (e.g., pubescent and adult) than to non-adjacent categories (e.g., prepubescent and adult), with the majority of participants reporting teleiophilia while also reporting attraction to pubescent individuals (36%), and some level of attraction to prepubescent children (17.7%).<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/>		In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref> In a 2025 study of 170 adult males, researchers found that attraction to one age group was more likely to co-occur with attraction to adjacent age categories (e.g., pubescent and adult) than to non-adjacent categories (e.g., prepubescent and adult), with the majority of participants reporting teleiophilia while also reporting attraction to pubescent individuals (36%), and some level of attraction to prepubescent children (17.7%).<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/>

	According to research from Dunkelfeld, possible chronophilic overlaps include the following:<ref name="BeierDisorder" />		According to research from Dunkelfeld, possible chronophilic overlaps include the following:<ref name="BeierDisorder" />

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	Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />		Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />

	In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref>		In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref> In a 2025 study of 170 adult males, researchers found that attraction to one age group is more likely to co-occur with attraction to adjacent age categories (e.g., pubescent and adult) than to non-adjacent categories (e.g., prepubescent and adult), with the majority of participants reporting teleiophilia while also reporting attraction to pubescent individuals (36%), and some level of attraction to prepubescent children (17.7%).<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/>

	According to research from Dunkelfeld, possible chronophilic overlaps include the following:<ref name="BeierDisorder" />		According to research from Dunkelfeld, possible chronophilic overlaps include the following:<ref name="BeierDisorder" />

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	== Nonexclusive age interests ==		== Nonexclusive age interests ==
	Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia". And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />		Some individuals can, unsurprisingly, be classified as having "more than one chronophilia".<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> And the concept of nonexclusivity can also cover nonadjacent age categories as well. Some men, for example, are equally attracted to both children and adults, just like other men are attracted to males and females.<ref name="Seto_2017" />

	In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref>		In a study by the [[preventionism\|preventionist]] [[Wikipedia:Prevention Project Dunkelfeld\|Dunkelfeld Project]], 39 out of 215 pedophilic individuals and 59% of hebephilic participants identified themselves as nonexclusive.<ref name="Seto_2017" /> A study from 2016 found that pedohebephilic women tend to be more nonexclusive than men.<ref name="Bailey_2017">[[Michael Bailey\|Bailey JM]], Hsu KJ (2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1 Orienting Basic Research on Chronophilias] ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 23–26, pmid 27815643, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0885-1, s2cid 254266621</ref>

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	Age-based sexual attractions have been a topic of scientific study for over 150 years, [[Wikipedia:Karl Heinrich Ulrichs\|Ulrichs]] arguably being the first theorist of the field. However, after the mid 1980's there was a cultural and global [[Medicalism\|medicalization]] of the topic, as well as an intimidation of scholarly inquiries regarding this subject that escaped the field of [[Wikipedia:Forensic psychology\|forensics]].<ref name="Janssen_2017" />		Age-based sexual attractions have been a topic of scientific study for over 150 years, [[Wikipedia:Karl Heinrich Ulrichs\|Ulrichs]] arguably being the first theorist of the field. However, after the mid 1980's there was a cultural and global [[Medicalism\|medicalization]] of the topic, as well as an intimidation of scholarly inquiries regarding this subject that escaped the field of [[Wikipedia:Forensic psychology\|forensics]].<ref name="Janssen_2017" />

	Much of the scientific knowledge of non-teleiophilic "chronophilias" in fact derives from forensic and [[Wikipedia:Corrections\|correctional]] samples, though some research has drawn participants from the general population.<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"> Non-teleiophilic, criminal offenders are most certainly not representative of the whole population of non-teleiophilic people.<ref name="Mokros_2017" />		Much of the scientific knowledge of non-teleiophilic "chronophilias" in fact derives from forensic and [[Wikipedia:Corrections\|correctional]] samples, though some research has drawn participants from the general population.<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"/> Non-teleiophilic, criminal offenders are most certainly not representative of the whole population of non-teleiophilic people.<ref name="Mokros_2017" />

	== Classification ==		== Classification ==

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	Age-based sexual attractions have been a topic of scientific study for over 150 years, [[Wikipedia:Karl Heinrich Ulrichs\|Ulrichs]] arguably being the first theorist of the field. However, after the mid 1980's there was a cultural and global [[Medicalism\|medicalization]] of the topic, as well as an intimidation of scholarly inquiries regarding this subject that escaped the field of [[Wikipedia:Forensic psychology\|forensics]].<ref name="Janssen_2017" />		Age-based sexual attractions have been a topic of scientific study for over 150 years, [[Wikipedia:Karl Heinrich Ulrichs\|Ulrichs]] arguably being the first theorist of the field. However, after the mid 1980's there was a cultural and global [[Medicalism\|medicalization]] of the topic, as well as an intimidation of scholarly inquiries regarding this subject that escaped the field of [[Wikipedia:Forensic psychology\|forensics]].<ref name="Janssen_2017" />

	Much of the scientific knowledge of non-teleiophilic "chronophilias" in fact derives from forensic and [[Wikipedia:Corrections\|correctional]] samples. ~~And non~~-teleiophilic, criminal offenders are most certainly not representative of the whole population of non-teleiophilic people.<ref name="Mokros_2017" />		Much of the scientific knowledge of non-teleiophilic "chronophilias" in fact derives from forensic and [[Wikipedia:Corrections\|correctional]] samples, though some research has drawn participants from the general population.<ref name="Arenzon et al._2025"> Non-teleiophilic, criminal offenders are most certainly not representative of the whole population of non-teleiophilic people.<ref name="Mokros_2017" />

	== Classification ==		== Classification ==

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	__NOTOC__[[File:The Ill-Matched Couple Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman" by [[Wikipedia:Lucas Cranach the Elder\|Lucas Cranach the Elder]], c. 1520]]		__NOTOC__[[File:The Ill-Matched Couple Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman" by [[Wikipedia:Lucas Cranach the Elder\|Lucas Cranach the Elder]], c. 1520]]
	'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of [[Research:_Pedophilia_as_a_sexual/erotic_orientation\|"sexual orientation"]] and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref>		'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of [[Research:_Pedophilia_as_a_sexual/erotic_orientation\|"sexual orientation"]] and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref><ref name="Arenzon et al._2025">Arenzon, V., Curtis, A., de Almeida, H., and Evanoff, C. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.13135 "Overlap in Erotic Age Preferences: Support for the Chronophilia Theory in a Community Self-Report Sample of Males"], ''Sexual Offending Theory Research and Prevention'', Vol. 20.</ref>

	"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>		"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>

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	'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of "sexual orientation" and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref>		'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of [[Research:_Pedophilia_as_a_sexual/erotic_orientation\|"sexual orientation"]] and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref>

	"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>		"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>

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	__NOTOC__[[File:The Ill-Matched Couple Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman" by [[Wikipedia:Lucas Cranach the Elder\|Lucas Cranach the Elder]], c. 1520]]		__NOTOC__[[File:The Ill-Matched Couple Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman" by [[Wikipedia:Lucas Cranach the Elder\|Lucas Cranach the Elder]], c. 1520]]
	'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of "sexual orientation" and "erotic age orientation"<ref name="Seto_2017"/>		'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of "sexual orientation" and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref>

	"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>		"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>

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	'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref>		'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of "sexual orientation" and "erotic age orientation"<ref name="Seto_2017"/>

	"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>		"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>

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	__NOTOC__[[File:The Ill-Matched Couple Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman" by [[Wikipedia:Lucas Cranach the Elder\|Lucas Cranach the Elder]], c. 1520]]		__NOTOC__[[File:The Ill-Matched Couple Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman" by [[Wikipedia:Lucas Cranach the Elder\|Lucas Cranach the Elder]], c. 1520]]
	'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of [[Research:_Pedophilia_as_a_sexual/erotic_orientation\|"sexual orientation"]] and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref>		'''"Chronophilia"''' is defined as a type of sexual interest or preference for individuals of a particular age.<ref name="Mokros_2017">Mokros, A. (Jan, 2017). [https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4 The Chronophilia Conundrum: Continuum or Epiphenomenon?] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'', volume 46, issue 1, pages 43–45, pmid 27778133, doi 10.1007/s10508-016-0882-4, s2cid 254250686</ref> The term is often used alongside the concept of [[Research:_Pedophilia_as_a_sexual/erotic_orientation\|"sexual orientation"]] and "erotic age orientation."<ref name="Seto_2017"/><ref>Seto, Michael (2012). [https://end-the-stigma.com/resources/Is_Pedophilia_a_Sexual_Orientation-Michael_C_Seto.pdf "Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?"], ''Archives of Sexual Behaviour'', 41.</ref><ref name="Arenzon et al._2025">Arenzon, V., Curtis, A., de Almeida, H., and Evanoff, C. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.13135 "Overlap in Erotic Age Preferences: Support for the Chronophilia Theory in a Community Self-Report Sample of Males"], ''Sexual Offending Theory Research and Prevention'', Vol. 20.</ref>

	"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>		"Chronophilias" related to ''[[minor]]s'' are [[nepiophilia]] (attraction toward infants), [[pedophilia]] (prepubescent children), [[hebephilia]] (pubescent youth) and [[ephebophilia]] (late teens). Chronophilias related to ''adults'' are mesophilia and [[wikipedia:gerontophilia\|gerontophilia]]. The only supposedly "typical" form of "chronophilia" is [[teleiophilia]] (attraction toward young adults).<ref name="Seto">[[Michael Seto\|Seto, M.]] [http://theconversation.com/what-are-chronophilias-88074 What are chronophilias?] [[Wikipedia:The Conversation (website)\|The Conversation]]</ref><ref>Singal, J. (2016). [https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/liking-middle-aged-people-is-probably-a-sexual-orientation.html Being Into Middle-Aged People Is Probably a Sexual Orientation] [[Wikipedia:The Cut (website)\|The Cut]]</ref>