The higher means of the OMI Factor A- Authoritarianism and OMI Factor D- Social Restrictiveness of the current study than the means of the original study may show a trend over time for more favorable attitudes towards people with mental illness. These results may indicate that participants viewed people with mental illness as less inferior to non-mentally ill people. Additionally, these results may indicate that participants may view that mentally ill individuals present less threats to society, particularly the family, and they require less restrictions within the hospital environment or outside in the community. A possible explanation for this trend is the change in public attitudes and the treatment of people with mental illness from the
