PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Access to necessary resources is sometimes limited for college students in rural areas. With these limitations, this study focussed on self-adjustment, factors related to academic persistence, health-promoting behaviours, satisfaction with life, and external social support as predictors of the flourishing of college students in rural areas. Specifically, flourishing is operationally defined in this study as the promotion of social and psychological well-being (Diener, 2010). There were 217 college students enrolled in rural-based schools in the Philippines as respondents in the study. The multiple regression analysis results showed that academic buoyancy, academic self-efficacy, regularly eating breakfast, social support from friends, and life satisfaction significantly predicted the flourishing of college students. The discussion delved into the far-reaching implications of preventive and responsive student support services programmes.