However, I expected that after explicitly controlling for parental characteristics, and making a much more valid comparison between students in both types of schools, the initial positive result will not persist. (commons.trincoll.edu)
Given that parents play a critical role in children's health and pediatric care, a large body of research dating back at least to the 1970's (e.g., Mechanic, 1980) has focused on parental characteristics and behavior to help explain variations in children's health care use. (academic.oup.com)
Reported parental characteristics in relation to trait depression and anxiety levels in a non-clinical group (cambridge.org)