Narayan Prasad has been Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences. Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, since 2006. He has also worked as the Director of the Research Unit and the Director of the Academic Coordination Division of the same. He has designed and developed research methodology courses for MPhil and PhD students (21 students have been awarded PhD degrees under his supervision), has published six books and has presented and published research papers in several international and national forums. He has delivered lectures in New York, Washington and Los Angeles, amongst others, and has also been invited to deliver lectures on various aspects of research methodology, including on Knowledge Generation in West and Bharat: Philosophical Perspectives, by various universities in India. His areas of research interest are: Human Wellbeing, Human Development, Spiritual Economics and the philosophical foundation of Economics.Niti Arora is an Associate Professor of Economics at Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi. She holds an MPhil and PhD in Economics from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and is an alumna of Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. She has presented and published research papers in numerous national and international conference proceedings and has been actively involved in research projects. She regularly contributes to academic discourse as a coordinator, moderator and panellist at seminars and conferences. Her academic interests include Behavioural Economics, Development Economics and Human Development.

• List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes Foreword Preface Brief Overview Acknowledgements PART I: Concept, Theory and Measurement of Human Wellbeing: An Overview 1 Human Wellbeing: Concept and Theory 2 Measurement Approaches to Human Wellbeing PART II: University Students’ Wellbeing: Conceptual and Theoretical Framework 3 Youth Wellbeing: A Global Perspective 4 Research Methodology PART III: Measurement of University Students’ Wellbeing 5 Educational Wellbeing 6 Perceived Economic Wellbeing 7 Health Wellbeing: Physical and Psychological Health 8 Social Connectedness and Personal-Choice Domain 9 Overall Wellbeing of University Students PART IV: Conclusion and Discussion 10 Summary, Findings and Recommendations Bibliography Annexure A: Designing Framework for Measuring Wellbeing Annexure B: Design of the Questionnaire Annexure C: Questionnaire Index

Narayan Prasad has been Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences. Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, since 2006. He has also worked as the Director of the Research Unit and the Director of the Academic Coordination Division of the same. He has designed and developed research methodology courses for MPhil and PhD students (21 students have been awarded PhD degrees under his supervision), has published six books and has presented and published research papers in several international and national forums. He has delivered lectures in New York, Washington and Los Angeles, amongst others, and has also been invited to deliver lectures on various aspects of research methodology, including on Knowledge Generation in West and Bharat: Philosophical Perspectives, by various universities in India. His areas of research interest are: Human Wellbeing, Human Development, Spiritual Economics and the philosophical foundation of Economics.Niti Arora is an Associate Professor of Economics at Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi. She holds an MPhil and PhD in Economics from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and is an alumna of Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. She has presented and published research papers in numerous national and international conference proceedings and has been actively involved in research projects. She regularly contributes to academic discourse as a coordinator, moderator and panellist at seminars and conferences. Her academic interests include Behavioural Economics, Development Economics and Human Development.

• List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes Foreword Preface Brief Overview Acknowledgements PART I: Concept, Theory and Measurement of Human Wellbeing: An Overview 1 Human Wellbeing: Concept and Theory 2 Measurement Approaches to Human Wellbeing PART II: University Students’ Wellbeing: Conceptual and Theoretical Framework 3 Youth Wellbeing: A Global Perspective 4 Research Methodology PART III: Measurement of University Students’ Wellbeing 5 Educational Wellbeing 6 Perceived Economic Wellbeing 7 Health Wellbeing: Physical and Psychological Health 8 Social Connectedness and Personal-Choice Domain 9 Overall Wellbeing of University Students PART IV: Conclusion and Discussion 10 Summary, Findings and Recommendations Bibliography Annexure A: Designing Framework for Measuring Wellbeing Annexure B: Design of the Questionnaire Annexure C: Questionnaire Index

Narayan Prasad has been Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences. Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, since 2006. He has also worked as the Director of the Research Unit and the Director of the Academic Coordination Division of the same. He has designed and developed research methodology courses for MPhil and PhD students (21 students have been awarded PhD degrees under his supervision), has published six books and has presented and published research papers in several international and national forums. He has delivered lectures in New York, Washington and Los Angeles, amongst others, and has also been invited to deliver lectures on various aspects of research methodology, including on Knowledge Generation in West and Bharat: Philosophical Perspectives, by various universities in India. His areas of research interest are: Human Wellbeing, Human Development, Spiritual Economics and the philosophical foundation of Economics.Niti Arora is an Associate Professor of Economics at Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi. She holds an MPhil and PhD in Economics from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and is an alumna of Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. She has presented and published research papers in numerous national and international conference proceedings and has been actively involved in research projects. She regularly contributes to academic discourse as a coordinator, moderator and panellist at seminars and conferences. Her academic interests include Behavioural Economics, Development Economics and Human Development.

• List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes Foreword Preface Brief Overview Acknowledgements PART I: Concept, Theory and Measurement of Human Wellbeing: An Overview 1 Human Wellbeing: Concept and Theory 2 Measurement Approaches to Human Wellbeing PART II: University Students’ Wellbeing: Conceptual and Theoretical Framework 3 Youth Wellbeing: A Global Perspective 4 Research Methodology PART III: Measurement of University Students’ Wellbeing 5 Educational Wellbeing 6 Perceived Economic Wellbeing 7 Health Wellbeing: Physical and Psychological Health 8 Social Connectedness and Personal-Choice Domain 9 Overall Wellbeing of University Students PART IV: Conclusion and Discussion 10 Summary, Findings and Recommendations Bibliography Annexure A: Designing Framework for Measuring Wellbeing Annexure B: Design of the Questionnaire Annexure C: Questionnaire Index