Communication in the Time of COVID-19: An Examination of Imagined Interactions and Communication Apprehension During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As people all over the world continue to adjust new normal presented them by COVID-19, they must social restrictions that have been enforced. These include shelter-in-place and work-from-home orders severely limit face-to-face interactions were considered a norm in many peoples’ lives (e.g., speaking with grocer, hair stylist, etc.). individuals these changes, their communication behaviors adapt as well. This study seeks determine how of COVID-19 impacted Imagined Interactions (IIs) Communication Apprehension (CA). identifies significant relationships between IIs CA before during well certain demographics experienced pandemic.