"So first of all, I think it's fascinating just the fact that they were able to establish that there was this traumatic decrease in well-being among adolescence" says Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at West Virginia University Elizabeth Cohen.

A study finds that teenagers are happier the less they use their smartphones.

"If you're not talking to your friends, like person to person, you're not really building a very good relationship" says student at West Virginia Wesleyan College Nicole Gilyard.

Face to face interaction is what's important in establishing relationships and to happiness.

"One thing we see that does lead to happiness and fulfill our lives is meaningful relationships, right? And that most likely involved face to face interaction" says Associate Professor of Psychology at Fairmont State University Michael Ransom.

Even though this study proves true, Assistant Professor of

Communication Studies at WVU says that if you dig a little deeper, there might be more reasons why this correlation was found.

"I think that we need to look at why there's an increase in phone use and I think that, that will probably get to the heart of why they found this link" says Cohen.

Social Psychologist Michael Ransom suggests that the idea of comparison can lead to this finding.

"We call 'upper comparison,' it's comparing their situations with someone else who, they think, is doing a lot better or having more fun than they are" says Ransom.

But in an age where phones are everywhere, what do parents to help their children?

"Just try to spend time talking about their day, what their futures, what they want to do with their futures and so forth. We just encourage family time" says Buckhannon father Doug Loudin.

Despite all of these studies, some still doubt that their phones actually make them unhappy.

"I don't agree, I feel that if people are on their phones a lot that's just what they like to do, so obviously if you're doing something that you like to do, you're going to be happy" says West Virginia Wesleyan College student Ry'zhon Middleton.