Oe, Mariko creator Kurita, Haruka Takeda, Yumi Tanaka, Toshiharu Tajima, Nobumoto text s.l Scientific Research Publishing Inc. 2024 continuing eng Abstract : This study examines the parent-child relationship in the context of collaborative vegetable cooking and its impact on children’s psychological development, with a focus on non-cognitive abilities. A questionnaire survey was conducted among parents (n = 793) with first-born children aged 3 - 12 years. Psychological and behavioral development scores were assessed for parent-child dyads, categorized into three groups based on their collaborative cooking experience: a group with collaborative vegetable-cooking experience (n = 420), a group with collaborative cooking experience excluding vegetables (n = 133), and a group with no collaborative cooking experience (n = 240). The scores for the parent-child collaborative vegetable-cooking group were significantly higher across all six psychological and behavioral development items compared to both the non-vegetable collaborative cooking group and the non-collaborative cooking group. The collaborative cooking group including vegetables was further analyzed based on the level of the child’s involvement in the cooking process. Results indicated that the group where tasks were primarily left to the children scored significantly higher in both behavioral outcomes and satisfaction for both parents and children during co-cooking. Creating opportunities for parents to allow their children to actively participate in diverse vegetable cooking processes independently may positively influence children’s psychological development, particularly their non-cognitive abilities. Mariko Oe [and four others]. Includes bibliographical references. Parent-child relationships Parent-child collaborative vegetable-cooking Collaborative vegetable cooking Child development Non-cognitive ability Child’s involvement in cooking Maternal and child development Psychological and behavioral development Parent-child development Psychology Research Psychology Research Journal articles (Open access) , volume 15, number 12, (December 2024). 2152-7199 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=138182 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=138182 250218 20250331051321.0