INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the sense of loneliness and organizational power distance experienced by school principals working in public primary schools in nine central districts of Ankara Province (Keçiören, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Gölbaþý, Mamak, Pursaklar, Altýndað Sincan ve Yenimahalle).
METHODS: This research was conducted by using “relational survey model” of quantitative research methods. The population of the study consists of 444 public primary school principals of aforementioned nine districts of Ankara. Disproportionate cluster sampling was applied so that a deviation value of 0.5 and an average of 444 principals corresponds to 222 principals. Data collection is achieved by delivering a tripartite Scale Form to the sample. The loneliness levels of the school principals are measured by the ‘‘UCLA Loneliness Scale 3’’ and ‘‘Power Distance Scale’’ is employed to evaluate the power distance perception.
RESULTS: As a result of the study, it was determined that the organizational power distance of the school principals is at a medium level, they generally do not experience loneliness and there is no relationship between organizational power distance and loneliness. It has been observed that organizational power distance differs according to gender, professional seniority, seniority of the school principal and education level, and loneliness levels do not differ according to gender, professional seniority and education status, but only according to the seniority of the school principal.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: There is no relationship between the organizational power distance of school principals and the level of loneliness.