Date of Award

5-2026

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School

College for Community Health

Department/Program

Counseling

Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair

Michael D. Hannon

Committee Member

Muninder Ahluwalia

Committee Member

Tyce Nadrich

Abstract

Latinx millennials represent over half of the millennial population in the United States. Yet, existing research on how this population attends to their mental health and emotional well-being remains largely absent from the counseling literature. This descriptive phenomenological study asked: How do Latinx millennials attend to their mental health and emotional well-being? Twelve participants, identifying as Latinx millennials born between 1981 and 1996, residing in the United States, and actively engaging in practices supporting their mental health and emotional well-being, participated in a two-part, semi-structured interview process. Data were collected and analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological data analysis method. The findings reveal four interconnected themes that identify the specific practices Latinx millennials engage in to attend to their mental health and emotional well-being, while situating those practices within their broader cultural identity and generational experience. Implications for counseling practice, counselor education and supervision, and future research are discussed.

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