9-Year-Old Girl Falls Asleep With Her Phone, When She Wakes up She’s in Agonizing PainFriends Read FreeSaveBefore getting a smartphone, study participants believed the device would help them in their college studies—giving an average answer of 3.88 out of a 5, with 5 meaning strongly agree. (Anatolii Babii/iStock)By Zachary Stieber1/14/2016Updated: 1/14/2016Print