you can try this little helper function
usage
var scrollViewer = GetDescendantByType(yourListBox, typeof(ScrollViewer)) as ScrollViewer;
helper function
public static Visual GetDescendantByType(Visual element, Type type)
{
if (element == null) {
return null;
}
if (element.GetType() == type) {
return element;
}
Visual foundElement = null;
if (element is FrameworkElement) {
(element as FrameworkElement).ApplyTemplate();
}
for (int i = 0; i < VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(element); i++) {
Visual visual = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(element, i) as Visual;
foundElement = GetDescendantByType(visual, type);
if (foundElement != null) {
break;
}
}
return foundElement;
}
Hope this helps