“I Can Tell That We Are Gonna be Friends”: Types of Intimacy Goals, Relationship Initiation Strategies, and Psychological Outcomes in First-Year College Students’ Same-Sex Friendships

This research examined the association between different types of intimacy goals and loneliness and satisfaction in undergraduates’ same-sex friendships. Different types of intimacy goals were associated with engagement in distinct activities to form friendships. Gender also interacted with intimacy goals to predict varying levels of satisfaction and loneliness at follow-up.