An AoM article summarizes Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues by Linda Nielsen.
Excerpts:
Dads have an outsized influence on their daughters’ sense of agency. Fathers are more likely than mothers to expose their daughters to novel and risky situations. In one study, for example, fathers were more likely than mothers to allow their three- and four-year-old daughters to play on a five-foot-high catwalk or walk across a three-foot-high beam. Dads also are more likely than mothers to encourage their daughters to stand up for themselves and think independently.
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Strong and warm father-daughter relationships have been shown to stave off depression and anxiety in teenage girls, and this effect carries over into adulthood. The influence a dad has on his daughter’s sense of agency likely plays a significant role in this… Relatedly, teenage girls with a close relationship with their fathers are less likely to experience eating disorders.
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Studies show that dads tend to encourage their daughters to push and challenge themselves academically more than moms do. Moreover, when dads regularly help their daughters with their homework, those daughters are less anxious about school. Mom’s help with homework has no significant impact on academic-related anxiety.
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Girls who have secure and supportive relationships with their fathers are are less likely to engage in early sexual activity and have a lower risk of teenage pregnancy. What’s more, daughters who have a positive relationship with their fathers are more likely to have emotionally intimate and fulfilling relationships…
Read examples over here…
Sounds to me like it’s all hinted to in gemara Pesachim 87a, כלה שנמצאת שלימה בבית חמיה ורדופה לילך להגיד שבחה בבית אביה. The father is her standard.
