Résumé
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a significant impact on the quality of life (QoL) of families. This study aimed to examine, for parents of children with ASD, the dyadic effect of each parent's coping strategy on the perception of the impact of ASD on their QoL. In total, 164 couples completed self-report questionnaires, including the Par-DD-QoL, to evaluate the parental health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Results from the actor-partner interdependence model showed that, in addition to the effect of the mothers’ and fathers’ emotion-focused coping on their own HRQoL, the mothers’ emotion-focused coping plays a key role in the fathers’ HRQoL. These findings suggest that both parents of children with ASD would benefit from couple-focused interventions.