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Skillpower! program, an interactive class program to aid students in acquiring the self-control skills of self-monitoring; goal analysis; self-change tactics; and self-evaluation. Students were encouraged to choose a personal health habit to improve, and then apply the skills learned in the Willpower? Skillpower! program to improve their cardiovascular health.","Changes in clinical measures, health attitudes, habits, and knowledge scores were analyzed using multiple analysis of variance and covariance.","Major findings included knowledge and attitude changes for subjects in the experimental Willpower? Skillpower! program, with no improvements in clinical variable measures or self-reported health habits. Locus of control and self-esteem measures were not altered by the one month long application phase of the Willpower? 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