What is ephebiphobia?
It is the fear of teenagers.
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Original source: English: Teenagers of various backgrounds in Oslo, Norway. The growing diversity of northern Europe.
Original source: English: Teenagers of various backgrounds in Oslo, Norway. The growing diversity of northern Europe.
As it effects young people themselves, ephebiphobia has recognized as
a barrier towards successful academic achievement, a barrier to
successful social intervention programs, and as an indicator of
The word ephebiphobia is formed from Greek 'ephebos' έφηβος =
teenager, underage adolescent and 'fobos' φόβος = fear, phobia.
ephebiphobia The fear of youth is called ephebiphobia. First coined as
the "fear and loathing of teenagers," today the phenomenon is
recognized as the "inaccurate, exaggerated and sensational
Ephebiphobia is usually caused by an intense negative experience from
your past. But your mind can also create that fear seemingly without
basis
you know your ephebiphobia is illogical. But it has persisted because
your subconscious has attached the idea of teenagers to all those
negative emotions.
Ephebiphobia is part of a series of age-based fear that includes
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Kingdom ephebiphobia is also called paedophobia. This term was
coined 10 years ago to capture the society-wide panic that has
Montana, today ephebiphobia is recognized as a major issue in
youth engagement throughout society. Sociologists, government
agencies, educators and youth advocacy organizations use
Adults are suffering from ephebiphobia - fear of young people - says
psychologist and TV presenter Tanya Byron, and it is destroying a
generation's chances
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"ephebiphobia" is defined.
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* Ephebiphobia is listed in the National Youth Rights Association's
Glossary. The NYRA website is affiliated to the Wikipedian system.
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Todays ephebiphobia is the latest installment of a history of bogus
moral panics targeting unpopular subgroups to obscure an unsettling
Clearly this "Ephebiphobia" exists as supported by some of the
comments on this forum. I think young people get a rough deal. I
"Ephebiphobia", or "fear of youth", is one of the most enduring
phenomena in our society – and it's more prevalent than ever.