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Stress during the puerperium can undermine parenting confidence. Understanding how cognitive processes and couple-level coping mechanisms influence parenting competence is essential for designing effective nursing interventions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This longitudinal study will recruit couples from maternity wards during the early postpartum period. Assessments will be conducted at 3\u2009days, 2 weeks and 6 weeks postpartum using validated instruments: the Chinese version of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, the Chinese version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory and the Chinese Event-Related Rumination Inventory. The study aims to explore longitudinal changes in parenting sense of competence (PSC) and investigate how rumination and dyadic coping influence PSC in couples during the postpartum period. Structural equation modelling based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model will be used to estimate actor and partner effects.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Ethical approval has been obtained from the Shanxi Bethune Hospital Ethics Committee (No. YXLL-2023\u2013060). All participants will be fully informed about the study aims, procedures, risks and benefits and will provide written informed consent prior to data collection. 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