A hot melt adhesive composition for the construction of disposable articles which comprises:(a) 5 to 14 wt % of a radial block copolymer having a molecular weight of at least 145,000 having the formula: (A--B)n --Y wherein Y is a multivalent coupling agent, A comprises a polyvinyl substituted aromatic block, B comprises a polymeric rubbery midblock, and n comprises an integer of at least 3; (b) ab