more likely

[kiranlegend]

Authoritative parents are more likely than permissive parents to have children who as
adolescents are self-confident, high in self-esteem, and responsibly independent.
A. Authoritative parents are more likely than permissive parents to have children
who as adolescents are self-confident, high in self-esteem, and responsibly
independent.
B. Authoritative parents who are more likely than permissive parents to have
adolescent children that are self-confident, high in self-esteem, and responsibly
independent.
C. Children of authoritative parents, rather than permissive parents, are the more
likely to be self-confident, have a high self-esteem, and to be responsibly
independent as adolescents.
D. Children whose parents are authoritative rather than being permissive, are more
likely to have self-confidence, a high self-esteem, and be responsibly independent
when they are an adolescent.
E. Rather than permissive parents, the children of authoritative parents are the more
likely to have self-confidence, a high self-esteem, and to be responsibly
independent as an adolescent.

[gmatinjuly]

IMO A

Things to check , parallelism
Children who are self confident, high on self esteem and responsibly independent.

A parallel compares parents to parents…
Not wordy
B who is not required not parallel

C not parallel
D not parallel
E Permissive parents are compared to children