而是否有配偶和主观无力感(测量失范的指标)能够解释生活满意度。

Life satisfaction was explained by whether people had a partner or how subjectively powerless they felt (a question designed to access anomie).

同时，奥巴马也承认了岁月催人老的无力感。“现在的我，头发花白，老态龙钟，成天掰手指数着天数，等待死亡的到来。”

And he acknowledged that the years had taken their toll. "I'm gray, grizzled … counting down the days to my death panel. ""

BBC商业网曾在10月报道了信贷紧缩如何在人们中间传播恐惧感和无力感，于是有些人转而把幽默当作唯一的逃避方法。

In October, the BBC Business website reported how as the credit crunch spread feelings of fear and powerlessness, some are turning to humour as the only escape.