Using the Cornell Medical Index, an appraisal was made of the physical health of a group of girls in Durbin, South Africa. Answers to questionnaires relating to traditionalism or modernity of attitude were then compared with answers given by the girls' mothers. The statistical evidence indicated that where there was a marked discrepancy between the attitudes of the daughter and those of the mother there was a greater tendency to both nervous and emotional disorder and, in some cases, physical illnesses. In addition it was found that in cases where the attitudes were discrepant, even though the girls showed a close conformity with their peer group, there was again a lower incidence of illness by comparison with those instances in which peer conformity was not as apparent. In general this would tend to substantiate other studies of culture conflict in relation to the occurrence of emotional disturbance.