A hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive composition for the multi-line construction of disposable articles which consists essentially of:(a) about 5 to 14 wt % of a radial block copolymer having a molecular weight of about 185,000 to 240,000 having the formula: (A--B)n --Y wherein Y is a multivalent coupling agent, A comprises a polystyrene block, B comprises a polymeric butadiene midblock, and n c